Ninhydrin
"Ninhydrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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Iyamu EW, Asakura T, Woods GM. A colorimetric microplate assay method for high-throughput analysis of arginase activity in vitro. Anal Biochem. 2008 Dec 15; 383(2):332-4.