Folin reagent

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Introduction

A reagent of 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate in alkaline solution used for quantitative amino acid determination. The reaction of Folin reagent with amino acids produces a red color (Lowry assay).

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999