P DIMETHYL AMINO CINNAMALDEHYDE AR
p-Dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMACA) is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is used in an acidic solution to detect indoles.
Abbreviations: DMACA
Boiling point: 329 °C (624 °F; 602 K)
Melting point: 138 °C (280 °F; 411 K)
Chemical formula: C11H13NO
Application
4-(Dimethylamino)cinnamaldehyde (DMAC) has been used in the serine protease inhibition assay.
It has been used for the detection of (epi)-flavan-3-ols and proanthocyanidin polymers in Brassica napus seeds.
It has been used for the determination of phenolic compounds in leaf samples.
It has been used for the staining of flavan-3-ols in plant samples.
Cytochrome P450 2A13 is a lung specific enzyme known to activate the potent tobacco procarcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) into two carcinogenic metabolites. CYP2A13 has been crystallized and X-ray diffraction experiments illuminated the structure of this enzyme, but with an unknown ligand present in the enzyme active site.