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. 1975 Feb;72(2):619–622. doi: 10.1073/pnas.72.2.619

O-phthalaldehyde: fluorogenic detection of primary amines in the picomole range. Comparison with fluorescamine and ninhydrin.

J R Benson, P E Hare
PMCID: PMC432365  PMID: 1054843

Abstract

O-Phthalaldehyde, in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol, reacts with primary amines to form highly fluorescent products. Picomole quantities of amino acids, peptides, and proteins can be detected easily. o-Phthalaldehyde is five to ten times more sensitive than fluorescamine and is soluble and stable in aqueous buffers.

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