The reagent has also been shown to be reactive towards thiols, many vitamins, the nucleotide base guanine, the trioses glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone, and some inorganic ions.
The reagent interacts with thiols, some vitamins, the nucleotide base guanine, specific sugars like glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone, and certain inorganic ions.