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Do all amino acids having an aromatic ring give a positive Xanthoproteic test under identical conditions?

April 26, 2017amino acids AROMATIC Chemistry Mathematics positive ring Test xanthoproteic

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Do all amino acids having an aromatic ring give a positive Xanthoproteic test under identical conditions?

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Yes all amino acids with aromatic rings give a postive reaction which usually involves a yellow colouration due to the nitrated aromatic amino acid. It is due to the nucleophilic content of an aromatic ring that gave the amino acid a property to be nitrated.