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3,5-Dinitrosalicylic acid

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3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) is an aromatic compound that reacts with reducing sugars to form 3-amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid, which absorbs light strongly at 540nm.

It is mainly used in assay of alpha amylase.