Development of a method for the detection and quantification of total chitinase activity by digital analysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-14

  Velasquez, Luis ^a   Hammerschmidt, Ray ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase detection; Chitinase quantification; Cucumber; Diffusion assay; PR proteins; SAR

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; CHITIN DERIVATIVE; CHITINASE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

BENZENESULFONATES; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNODIFFUSION; PLANT LEAVES;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 4344568616     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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