Millon-Nasse test

Mil·lon-Nas·se test

(mē-on[h]' nah'sĕ), a test for protein, the tyrosine of which reacts with nitrite after a brief treatment with mercuric ion in acid to give a color.

Millon-Nasse test

An obsolete qualitative test for proteins, in which nitrate induced a colour change due to the presence of tyrosine residues.

Millon,

Auguste N.E., French chemist, 1812-1867. Millon-Nasse test - for protein.Millon reaction - used to test for proteins.Millon reagent - mercuric nitrate and nitric acid as used in the Millon reaction.

Nasse,

Christian Friedrich, German physician, 1788-1851. Millon-Nasse test - see under Millon