Quantitation of β-galactosidase from yeast cells using a chemiluminescent substrate

BioTechniques

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-58

  Nevels, Michael ^a   Wolf, Hans ^a   Dobner, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PYRANOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TECHNIQUE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032947674     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/99261bm08     Document Type: Article

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