Ellman's reagent

Ellman's reagent[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
5,5′-Disulfanediylbis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)
Other names
3,3′-Disulfanediylbis(6-nitrobenzoic acid)
5-(3-Carboxy-4-nitrophenyl)disulfanyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid
Dithionitrobenzoic acid
5,5′-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations DTNB
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.650 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-714-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H8N2O8S2/c17-13(18)9-5-7(1-3-11(9)15(21)22)25-26-8-2-4-12(16(23)24)10(6-8)14(19)20/h1-6H,(H,17,18)(H,19,20) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C14H8N2O8S2/c17-13(18)9-5-7(1-3-11(9)15(21)22)25-26-8-2-4-12(16(23)24)10(6-8)14(19)20/h1-6H,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)
    Key: KIUMMUBSPKGMOY-UHFFFAOYAD
  • c1cc(c(cc1SSc2ccc(c(c2)C(=O)O)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)O)[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
C14H8N2O8S2
Molar mass 396.34 g·mol−1
Melting point 240 to 245 °C (464 to 473 °F; 513 to 518 K) (decomposes)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ellman's reagent (5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) or DTNB) is a colorogenic chemical used to quantify the number or concentration of thiol groups in a sample.[3] It was developed by George L. Ellman.

  1. ^ 5,5′-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ "5,5'-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ Ellman GL (1959). "Tissue sulfhydryl groups". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 82 (1): 70–7. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(59)90090-6. PMID 13650640.