Beige to yellow crystalline powder
2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide was used in covalent modification of tryptophan and tryptophan residues in monoclonal immunoglobulin. It was also used as reagent for sulfhydryl modification
Reagent for sulfhydryl modification.1
2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide is a chemical reagent that reacts with and modifies chemically the tryptophan portion of protein molecules..
2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide is a protein modifying reagent.
Crystallise the bromide from *benzene or *benzene/ligroin. It is slightly soluble in EtOH, soluble in *C6H6 and AcOH, and very soluble in ligroin. [Beilstein 6 H 367.]
