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. 2005 Feb;43(2):104-5.
doi: 10.1093/chromsci/43.2.104.

Role of sulfur compounds in the detection of amino acids by ninhydrin on TLC plate

B Basak  1 , D Bandyopadhyay, M Patra, A Banerji, A Chatterjee, J Banerji
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Role of sulfur compounds in the detection of amino acids by ninhydrin on TLC plate

B Basak et al. J Chromatogr Sci. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Three new sulfur reagents for specific identification of amino acids on thin-layer chromatography plates have been introduced. These three sulfur containing reagents are capable of developing various distinguishable colors with many of them. A probable mechanism for such color formation is proposed.

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