Stabilization of dry immobilized acetylcholinesterase on nitrocellulose membrane for rapid colorimetric screening of its inhibitors in water and biological fluids

Analytical Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2457-2473

  Nguyen, Vu Khue ^a,c   Wolff, Charles Michel ^b   Warter, Jean Marie ^c   Poindron, Philippe ^c  

^a Anda Biologicals   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; B SA trehalose film; Enzyme stabilization; Gelatin trehalose film; Immobilized enzyme; Nitrocellulose membrane

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALORIMETRY; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ENZYME STABILITY; FILM; GELATIN; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; MEMBRANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; STABILIZING AGENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031758698     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719808005318     Document Type: Article

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