A modified coomassie brilliant blue G 250 staining method for the detection of chitinase activity and molecular weight after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-113

  Liau, Chun Yi ^a,b   Lin, Chung Sheng ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

chitinase; Coomassie Brilliant Blue G 250; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; FOOD ADDITIVES; GELATION; GELS; PAINTING; POLYMERS;

CHITINASE; CHITINOLYTIC ENZYMES; COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE; COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE G 250; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SDS-PAGE; STAINING METHOD; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANAZOLENE SODIUM; CHITIN; CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAINING; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

CHITINASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ROSANILINE DYES; STAINING AND LABELING;

STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 48449093989     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.111     Document Type: Article

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