4-(Dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde is a reagent used in the assay of apotryptophanase and tryptophanase. It has been used in a chromogenic method for quantifying proanthocyandines in cranberry powder.
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Applications
4-(Dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde is a reagent used in the assay of apotryptophanase and tryptophanase. It has been used in a chromogenic method for quantifying proanthocyandines in cranberry powder.
Solubility
Soluble in chloroform, ethanol, dioxane.
Notes
Air & light sensitive. Store at -20°C. Store in dark. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, air, light.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- J M Turner. A new reagent for the assay of indole in the tryptophanase reaction. Biochemical Journal. 1961, 78, 790-792.
- Ronald L Prior; Ellen Fan, Hongping Ji; Amy Howell; Christian Nio; Mark J Payne; Jess Reed. Multi-laboratory validation of a standard method for quantifying proanthocyanidins in cranberry powders. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2010, 90 (9), 1473-1478.