Evaluation of ultrasound velocity measurements for estimating protease activities using casein as substrate

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-253

  Born, Karin ^a   Manns, Anja ^b   Dzeyk, Kristina ^a   Lutz Wahl, Sabine ^b   Gau, Daniel ^a,c   Fischer, Lutz ^b  

^a TF Instruments GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Casein; Ninhydrin; Protease assay; Ultrasonic resonance

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PROTEASE; BUFFER SYSTEM; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTIFICATIONS; NINHYDRIN; PRODUCT CONCENTRATION; PROTEASE ACTIVITIES; PROTEASE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SALT CONCENTRATION; SUBTILISIN; ULTRASONIC RESONANCE; ULTRASONIC RESONANCES; ULTRASOUND VELOCITY; WORKING RANGE;

BACTERIOLOGY; CASEIN; RESONANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CASEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; CASEINS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SONICATION;

BACILLUS LENTUS; EGGERTHELLA LENTA; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI;

EID: 76449116204     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0135-x     Document Type: Article

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