- Source: 3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid
5.180.24.3/info/3" target="_blank">3-5.180.24.3/info/amino" target="_blank">Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid is an aromatic compound that absorbs light strongly at 540 nm. It is produced when 5.180.24.3/info/3" target="_blank">3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid reacts with a reducing sugar. In this reaction, the 5.180.24.3/info/3" target="_blank">3-nitro group (NOO−) is reduced to an 5.180.24.3/info/amino" target="_blank">amino group (NH2).