Polyphenol oxidase activity staining in polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-159

  Rescigno, Antonio ^a   Sollai, Francesca ^a   Rinaldi, Andrea C ^a   Soddu, Giulia ^a   Sanjust, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

4 tert Butyl catechol; Catecholase assay; PAGE; Polyphenol oxidase assay

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030913248     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(96)01201-8     Document Type: Article

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