Ninhydrin 99.5% 5g
34350-5g
Non hazardous
Ninhydrin (2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO)2C(OH)2. It is used to detect ammonia and amines. Upon reaction with these amines, ninhydrin gets converted into deep blue or purple derivatives, which are called Ruhemann's purple. Ninhydrin is most commonly used to detect fingerprints in forensic cases, as the terminal amines of lysine residues in peptides and proteins sloughed off in fingerprints react with ninhydrin.
Formula: C9H6O4 ; Mwt 178.14 g/mol ;CAS 485-47-2
IUPAC ID: 2,2-Dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Density: 862 kg/m³
Solubility in water: 20 g L−1
Appearance: White solid
Unit Qty: ea
Availability: 3.001 in stock