title: Role of sulfur compounds in the detection of amino acids by ninhydrin on TLC plate.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center of Advanced Studies on Natural Products, Department of Chemistry, Calcutta University, 92 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata - 700009, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banerji
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002246:Carbon Disulfide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000295:instrumentation; D003116:Color; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D009555:Ninhydrin / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011492:Protein Hydrolysates / Q000032:analysis; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010636:Phenols; D011492:Protein Hydrolysates; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; C042983:thiophenol; D009555:Ninhydrin; D002246:Carbon Disulfide