A fluorosensor for two-dimensional measurements of extracellular enzyme activity in marine sediments

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 23-31

  Cao, Zhenrui ^a   Zhu, Qingzhi ^a   Aller, Robert C ^a   Aller, Josephine Y ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme planar fluorosensor; Extracellular enzyme activity; Leucine aminopetidase; Marine sediments; Two dimensional measurements

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SENSOR; SUBSTRATE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 78650306747     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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