Sanger's reagent

noun

dinitrofluorobenzene

Meanings

nounSanger's reagent (uncountable)

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Named after Frederick Sanger, who in 1945 described its use for determining the N-terminal amino acid in polypeptide chains.

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