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Medical Definition of Schiff base
1. The reaction of a primary amine with an aldehyde or ketone yields an imine sometimes called a Schiff base. When an arylamine is used the Schiff base may form an intermediate in a staining reaction, for example for polysaccharides. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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