Porter-Silber reaction

Por·ter-Sil·ber re·ac·tion

(pōr'tĕr sil'bĕr), the basis of the 17-hydroxycorticosteroid test; C-21 adrenocorticosteroids, which contain a dihydroxyacetone group at carbons 19, 20, and 21, react with phenylhydrazine.

Porter,

Curt C., U.S. biochemist, 1914–. Porter-Silber chromogens - used chiefly to determine plasma cortisol concentrations and the urinary output of 17-hydroxycorticoids.Porter-Silber chromogens test - a urine test used as a measure of adrenocortical function. Synonym(s): 17-hydroxycorticosteroid testPorter-Silber reaction - the basis of the 17-hydroxycorticosteroid test.

Silber,

Robert H., U.S. biochemist, 1915–. Porter-Silber chromogens - see under Porter, Curt CPorter-Silber chromogens test - see under Porter, Curt CPorter-Silber reaction - see under Porter, Curt C