A rapid plate assay for screening L-asparaginase producing micro-organisms

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-26

  Gulati, R ^a   Saxena, R K ^a   Gupta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE BROTHS; L-ASPARAGINASE; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PLATE ASSAY; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

ASPARAGINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLORIMETRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGUS; PH; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCREENING TEST; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0031042733     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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