3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid is an aromatic compound that absorbs light strongly at 540 nm. It is produced when 35-dinitrosalicylic acid reacts with a reducing sugar. In this reaction the 3-nitro group (NOO-) is reduced to an amino group (NH2).
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