Dragendorff test

Dra·gen·dorff test

(drā'gĕn-dōrf),

an obsolete qualitative test for bile; a drop of nitric acid added to either white filter paper or unglazed porcelain moistened with a fluid containing bile pigments produces a play of colors. The test is essentially the same as Gmelin test for bile in urine.

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Dragendorff,

Georg J.N., German physician and pharmaceutical chemist, 1836-1898.

Dragendorff solution

Dragendorff test - a qualitative test for bile.

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