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Preferred term

Dithionitrobenzoic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 5,5'-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic Acid)
  • DTNB
  • Ellman Reagent
  • Ellman's Reagent
  • Ellmans Reagent
  • Reagent, Ellman's

Scope note

  • A standard reagent for the determination of reactive sulfhydryl groups by absorbance measurements. It is used primarily for the determination of sulfhydryl and disulfide groups in proteins. The color produced is due to the formation of a thio anion, 3-carboxyl-4-nitrothiophenolate.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under NITROBENZOATES 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004228

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