Ninhydrin
"Ninhydrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3-(2H)-dione. Reagent toxic to skin and mucus membranes. It is used in chemical assay for peptide bonds, i.e., protein determinations and has radiosensitizing properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D009555
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.486.487.500 D04.615.486.487.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ninhydrin- Ninhydrin
- Indantrione Monohydrate
- Monohydrate, Indantrione
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ninhydrin" by people in Profiles.
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Staniszewska MM, Nagaraj RH. 3-hydroxykynurenine-mediated modification of human lens proteins: structure determination of a major modification using a monoclonal antibody. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 10; 280(23):22154-64.
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Kirk LK, Lewis BA, Ross DA, Morrison MA. Identification of ninhydrin-positive caprolactam metabolites in the rat. Food Chem Toxicol. 1987 Mar; 25(3):233-9.