A novel, simple, and sensitive colorimetric method to determine aromatic amino acid aminotransferase activity using the Salkowski reagent

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Szkop, M ^a   Sikora, Piotr ^a   Orzechowski, Sławomir ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME ASSAYS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KINETICS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; TRANSAMINASES; TRYPTOPHAN;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84857992184     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0089-y     Document Type: Article

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