Chromogenic Compounds
"Chromogenic Compounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Colorless, endogenous or exogenous pigment precursors that may be transformed by biological mechanisms into colored compounds; used in biochemical assays and in diagnosis as indicators, especially in the form of enzyme substrates. Synonym: chromogens (not to be confused with pigment-synthesizing bacteria also called chromogens).
| Descriptor ID |
D002863
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.233.174 D27.720.470.410.200
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