Chromogenic Compounds

**Definition:** Colorless, endogenous or exogenous pigment precursors that may be transformed by biological mechanisms into colored compounds; used in biochemical assays and in diagnosis as indicators, especially in the form of enzyme substrates. Synonym: chromogens (not to be confused with pigment-synthesizing bacteria also called chromogens).

**Tree numbers:** - D27.720.233.174 - D27.720.470.410.200

**Synonyms:** - Chromogenic Compound