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A NUMBER of sulphoxides have been found to occur naturally in plants1 (for example, alliin, s-methyl-L-cysteine sulphoxide, glucoiberin). To aid in the detection of sulphoxides on paper chromatograms, a specific sensitive test has been devised. The test, which is based on the reaction of sulphoxides with hydriodic acid to form iodine2, is presented here.
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THOMPSON, J., ARNOLD, W. & MORRIS, C. A Sensitive Qualitative Test for Sulphoxides on Paper Chromatograms. Nature 197, 380–381 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197380a0
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