Which of the following statements about ninhydrin is false?
A) Reaction of an amino acid with ninhydrin results in a decarboxylation.
B) Reaction of ninhydrin with any amino acid eventually produces an imine that appears purple.
C) When an amino acid reacts with ninhydrin, eventually the "R" group is lost from the amino acid.
D) Ninhydrin reacts with amino acids through its carbonyl form, not its hydrated form.
E) The purple molecule that results from reaction of ninhydrin with an amino acid is an imine.
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