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How do you estimate proline?
Ninhydrin reacts with proline to give a red colored product
Why egg albumin and casein did not react ninhydrin reagent?
It should react to this reagent. However it must be HEATED before it will react.This is due to the fact that when Ninhydrin is heated it stabilizes and the reacts with the -NH2 groups on the amino acid.
Is ninhydrin the same as super glue?
NO, ninhydrin is not the same as super glue
Does ninhydrin has flaws?
Yes ninhydrin does have flaws. The most common flaw of ninhydrin is the fact that it is so sensitive to the extent of not recording a fingerprint if enough perspiration wasn't created.
Why proline amino acid gives yellow colour in reaction with ninhydrin?
Yes. Within "The Chemical Reactions of Amino Acids / Reactions of Amino Groups" there are several examples - one of which is the ninhydrin reaction. A very widely applied reaction of the alpha amino group [that is the N in the peptide bond -CCN-CCN-], it is used to estimate the quantity of amino acids [in a sample] in very small amounts. All amino acids and polypeptides with a free alpha group react with ninhydrin and yield [or produce] an intensely purple colored product - except for Proline and Hydroxyproline {both in which the alpha amino group is termed to be 'substituted' - something to do with carbon rings} which "yield derivatives with a characteristic yellow color." See also 'Schiff's bases'.
Why will ninhydrin cause blue-purple stains on skin?
I'd have described them as more of a yellowish-orange, myself. Ninhydrin reacts with amino acids. Amino acids are all over your skin. With most of them it forms a yellowish compound; with a couple it's more of the blue-purple you're describing.
How do you estimate proline?
Ninhydrin reacts with proline to give a red colored product
What substances are found on the human skin that react with ninhydrin resulting to stain or violet coloration on the skin?
Ninhydrin (2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione) is a substance intended to discover the existence of Ammonia or anything that contains Amines. When this substance reacts with these Amines a blue-purple stain will be observed. Since, the skin contains amino acid, a blue-purple stain will be noticed.
1 molecule of alpha-amino acid reacts with how many molecules of ninhydrin?
Two.
Why you will spray ninhydrin for analysis in chromatography?
Since amino acids are colourless compounds, ninhydrin is used for detecting them. To identify this, after development, the TLC plate is sprayed with ninhydrin reagent and dried in an oven, at 105°C for about 5 minutes. Ninhydrin reacts with α- amino acids that results in purple coloured spots [(due to the formation of the complex - Rheuman's purple).
Why egg albumin and casein did not react ninhydrin reagent?
It should react to this reagent. However it must be HEATED before it will react.This is due to the fact that when Ninhydrin is heated it stabilizes and the reacts with the -NH2 groups on the amino acid.
What group in amino acids or proteins in general is responsible for the ninhydrin reaction?
It would be the amine group. In fact, ninhydrin will react with other amines, not necessarily those in proteins or amino acids. it reacts with free amines to produce blue-purple color and yellow in proline.
Is ninhydrin the same as super glue?
NO, ninhydrin is not the same as super glue
Does ninhydrin has flaws?
Yes ninhydrin does have flaws. The most common flaw of ninhydrin is the fact that it is so sensitive to the extent of not recording a fingerprint if enough perspiration wasn't created.
Why proline amino acid gives yellow colour in reaction with ninhydrin?
Yes. Within "The Chemical Reactions of Amino Acids / Reactions of Amino Groups" there are several examples - one of which is the ninhydrin reaction. A very widely applied reaction of the alpha amino group [that is the N in the peptide bond -CCN-CCN-], it is used to estimate the quantity of amino acids [in a sample] in very small amounts. All amino acids and polypeptides with a free alpha group react with ninhydrin and yield [or produce] an intensely purple colored product - except for Proline and Hydroxyproline {both in which the alpha amino group is termed to be 'substituted' - something to do with carbon rings} which "yield derivatives with a characteristic yellow color." See also 'Schiff's bases'.
What functional group must be present for the ninhydrin test to work?
Ninhydrin works because it reacts with the amino acids left behind in a latent print. Ninhydrin has a polar carbonyl carbon with is electron deficient. It is attacked by the nucleophilic nitrogren on an amino acid, temporarily combining the ninhydrin and amino acid molecule. The structure is rearranged until the origionally attacked carbon is protonated and leaves in the form of water. This creates a schiff base when the nitrogen is double bonded to the origionally attacked carbon. This molecule rearranges again so that the nitrogen is double bonded to the adjacent carbon of the amino acid. This last rearrangement produces carbon dioxide gas. Further rearrangement of the product produces ruheman's purple.
What is the molecular formula of ninhydrin?
Well, the best I could come up with is it's either:C9H6O2orC4H3O2If someone knows any different please correct me.jman63: it is actually C9H6O4
