A simplified dehydrogenase enzyme assay in contaminated sediment using 2-(p-iodophenyl)-3(p-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium chloride

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-415

  Mosher, Jennifer J ^a,b   Levison, Bruce S ^a   Johnston, Carl G ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 (p Iodophenyl) 3(p nitrophenyl) 5 phenyl tetrazolium chloride; Dehydrogenase enzyme; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

2 (4 IODOPHENYL) 3 (4 NITROPHENYL) 5 PHENYLTETRAZOLIUM; ACETONITRILE; FORMAZAN; METAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ENZYME ASSAY; EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0037409640     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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