Alkaline phosphatase activity in marine oligotrophic environments: Implications of single-substrate addition assays for potential activity estimations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 277, Issue , 2004, Pages 285-290

  Sebastián, Marta ^a   Niell, F Xavier ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase activity; Exoenzyme; Marine environments; Potential assays

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

EID: 4544285731     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps277285     Document Type: Article

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