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xanthoprotein

Translations

xanthoproteinnoun

xanthoproteins

ксантопротеин

Xanthoprotein is formed when proteins are treated with nitric acid.

Ксантопротеин образуется, когда белки обрабатываются азотной кислотой.

Definitions

xanthoproteinnoun

Any yellow nitro-derivative of a protein produced when concentrated nitric acid reacts with aromatic amino-acid residues; the coloured product detected in the xanthoproteic test.

When the sample was boiled with concentrated nitric acid, a bright yellow xanthoprotein appeared, confirming the presence of aromatic amino acids.