Silverish Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Aug 10, 2015 Messages 75 Reaction score 49 Points 4,651 Oct 26, 2015 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad First Aid says you do a Sodium cyanide nitroprusside test (+). Does anyone have a clue why? I have no idea why.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad First Aid says you do a Sodium cyanide nitroprusside test (+). Does anyone have a clue why? I have no idea why.
P plasmodium Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 1, 2012 Messages 360 Reaction score 302 Points 5,151 Medical Student Oct 26, 2015 #2 Cyanide converts cystine to cysteine and, when present, nitroprusside binds cysteine. The binding of cysteine by nitroprusside elicits a deep purple color, which is interpreted as cystine being present, and thus a positive test result. Upvote 0 Downvote
Cyanide converts cystine to cysteine and, when present, nitroprusside binds cysteine. The binding of cysteine by nitroprusside elicits a deep purple color, which is interpreted as cystine being present, and thus a positive test result.
