Abstract
1. An acid ninhydrin reagent was found to react specifically in forming a pink product (Emax. 560mμ) with cysteine. 2. The method was highly sensitive for the determination of cysteine (∈ 28·0×103). Homocysteine, glutathione, proline, ornithine and other naturally occurring amino acids tested did not give a similar reaction. 3. The reaction product was stable for at least 3–4hr. at room temperature and the extinction was proportional to the concentration in the range 0·05–0·5μmole of cysteine. 4. The acid ninhydrin reagent also gave yellow products (Emax. 370–404mμ) with tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptamine and indol-3-ylacetic acid. 5. The method was applied for the determination of cysteine in perchloric acid extracts of rat brain, liver and blood.
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