Amperometric determination of catalase in Brazilian commercial honeys

Analytical Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 232-240

  de Abreu Franchini, Rômulo Augusto ^a   Matos, Maria Auxiliadora Costa ^a   Matos, Renato Camargo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amperometry; Catalase; Honey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951795502     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2010.500758     Document Type: Article

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