A colorimetric method to quantify endo-polygalacturonase activity

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Torres, Sebastián ^a   Sayago, Jorge E ^b   Ordoñez, Roxana M ^a,b   Isla, María Inés ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Química del Noroeste ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Colorimetric detection; Endo polygalacturonase activity; Ruthenium Red

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRIC ASSAYS; COLORIMETRIC DETECTION; COLORIMETRIC METHODS; CRUDE EXTRACT; DETECTION REAGENTS; INITIAL VELOCITIES; LEMON PEEL; LIQUID MEDIUM; NELSON METHOD; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYGALACTURONASE ACTIVITY; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID; REDUCING ENDS; REDUCING POWER; RUTHENIUM RED; RUTHENIUM REDS;

ASSAYS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY;

RUTHENIUM;

ENZYME INHIBITOR; GALACTURONIC ACID; HYDROLASE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYGALACTURONIC ACID; REDUCING AGENT; RUTHENIUM RED;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN;

COLORIMETRY; DAUCUS CAROTA; PECTINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYGALACTURONASE; RUTHENIUM RED;

CITRUS LIMON; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 78650852001     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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