Suitability of chromogenic substrates for Alcalase detection for inclusion in an aerosol monitoring system

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-370

  Nitescu, I ^a   Cumming, R H ^a   Rowell, F J ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ENZYMES; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERSONNEL; PIGMENTS; SENSORS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SUBSTRATES;

AEROSOL MONITORING SYSTEM; ALCALASE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATES;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; PIVALIC ACID; PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 0030221695     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4878(96)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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