Spectrophotometric assay of α-acetolactate decarboxylase

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-542

  Dulieu, Claire ^a   Poncelet, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Acetolactate decarboxylase; Activity; Spectrophotometric determination

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACETOLACTATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ENZYMES;

ACETOLACTATE DECARBOXYLASE; CARBOXYLYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEER; COLORIMETRY; COST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0033199590     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(99)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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