Adamkiewicz reaction

The Adamkiewicz reaction is part of a biochemical test used to detect the presence of the amino acid tryptophan in proteins. When concentrated sulfuric acid is combined with a solution of protein and glyoxylic acid, a red/purple colour is produced. It was named after its discoverer, Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Fearon, Robert William (October 1920). "A Study of some Biochemical Tests. No. 2: The Adamkiewicz Protein Reaction. The Mechanism of the Hopkins-Cole Test for Tryptophan. A New Colour Test for Glyoxylic Acid". Biochem J. 14 (5): 548–564. PMC 1258917. PMID 16742909.
  2. ↑ Manjila, Sunil et al. (January 2009). "Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850–1921): unsung hero behind the eponymic artery". Neurosurg Focus 26 (1): E2. doi:10.3171/FOC.2009.26.1.E2. PMID 19119888. Retrieved 25 November 2009.