ADAMKIEWICZ'S TEST
\ˈadɐmkjˌuːɪkzɪz tˈɛst], \ˈadɐmkjˌuːɪkzɪz tˈɛst], \ˈa_d_ɐ_m_k_j_ˌuː_ɪ_k_z_ɪ_z t_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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A test for protein bodies. On dissolving the substance to be tested in glacial acetic acid containing a small amount of glyoxalic acid and gradually adding concentrated sulphuric acid, the presence of albuminous bodies causes a violet coloration due to the presence of tryptophan in the protein.
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See under Adamkiewicz.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
