Enzymatic determination of urea in milk by sequential injection with spectrophotometric and conductometric detection

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 6887-6890

  Lima, M J Reis ^a,c   Fernandes, Sílvia M V ^a,b   Rangel, António O S S ^a  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conductimetry; Gas diffusion; Milk urea determination; Sequential injection; Spectrophotometry; Urease

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BORIC ACID; BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONDUCTOMETRY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; GAS DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MILK; SEQUENTIAL INJECTION ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MILK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 8444230476     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0488312     Document Type: Article

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