A fluorimetric Morgan-Elson assay method for hyaluronidase activity

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Takahashi, Tomoko ^a   Ikegami Kawai, Mayumi ^a   Okuda, Ryozou ^a   Suzuki, Kaori ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorimetric assay; Human serum; Hyaluronidase; Morgan Elson reaction; Rabbit serum

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRY; ENZYMES; MAMMALS;

FLUORIMETRIC ASSAYS; HUMAN SERUM; HYALURONIDASE; MORGAN-ELSON REACTION; RABBIT SERUM;

REAGENTS;

BORIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORGAN ELSON REACTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0142195772     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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