Measurement of dehydrogenase activity using 2-p-iodophenyl-3-p-nitrophenyl-5-phenyltetrazolium chloride (INT) in the presence of copper

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 328-330

  Obbard, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

2,3,5 Triphenyltetrazolium chloride; 2 p Iodophenyl 3 p nitrophenyl 5 phenyltetrazolium chloride; 2 p Iodophenyl 3 p nitrophenyl 5 phenyltetrazolium formazan; Copper contaminated soil; Microbial dehydrogenase activity

Indexed keywords

2 (4 IODOPHENYL) 3 (4 NITROPHENYL) 5 PHENYLTETRAZOLIUM; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0035027680     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740000332     Document Type: Article

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