3-Amino-5-nitrosalicylic acid is an aromatic compound that absorbs light strongly at 540 nm.

It is produced when 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid reacts with a reducing sugar.

In this reaction, the 3-nitro group (NOO−) is reduced to an amino group (NH2).

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