| Term Name: | BNPS-skatole |
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| Synonyms: | 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-methyl-3-bromoindolenine, 3-bromo-3-methyl-2-(2-nitrophenyl)sulfanylindole, 3-bromo-3-methyl-2-(2-nitrophenylthio)-3H-indole, 3-bromo-3-methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfanyl]-3H-indole, Bnps-skatole |
| Definition: | A bromoindole that is 3H-indole in which the hydrogen at position 2 has been replaced by an (o-nitrophenyl)sulfanyl group and in which the hydrogens at position 3 have been replaced by a bromine and a methyl group. It is used particularly for the selective cleavage of tryptophanyl peptide bonds (cleavage occurs at peptide bonds after amino acids with available Cγ=Cδ double bonds such as tryptophan, tyrosine, and histidine). |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:85968] ( EBI ) |