The yellow product formed upon treating protein with hot nitric acid, probably from nitration of phenyl groups.
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xan·tho·pro·tein (zan″tho-proґtēn) an orange pigment produced by heating proteins with nitric acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.
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xan·tho·pro·tein (zan″tho-proґtēn) an orange pigment produced by heating proteins with nitric acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.