Fluorescamine is a spiro compound that is not fluorescent itself, but reacts with primary amines to form highly fluorescent products. It hence has been used as a reagent for the detection of amines and peptides. 1-100 µg of protein and down 10pg protein can be detected. This method is found to suffer of high blanks resulting of high rate of hydro...
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<chemical> A nonfluorescent reagent for the detection of primary amines, peptides and proteins. The reaction products are highly fluorescent. ... Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents. ... Chemical name: Spiro(furan-2(3H),1'(3'H)-isobenzofuran)-3,3'-dione, 4-phenyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: flōr-es′kă-mēn Definitions: 1. A nonfluorescent reagent that reacts with primary amines to form fluorescent compounds.
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