Alizarin-β-D-galactoside: A new substrate for the detection of bacterial β- galactosidase

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 336-340

  James, A L ^a   Perry, J D ^b   Chilvers, K ^a   Robson, I S ^b   Armstrong, L ^a   Orr, K E ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HYDROLYSIS; METAL IONS;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; METALS IONS; Β- GALACTOSIDASE;

SUBSTRATES;

2 CYCLOHEXENONE DERIVATIVE; ALIZARIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ESCULETIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034128783     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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