Measuring phenol oxidase and peroxidase activities with pyrogallol, l-DOPA, and ABTS: Effect of assay conditions and soil type

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-191

  Bach, Christopher E ^a   Warnock, Daniel D ^b   Van Horn, David J ^b   Weintraub, Michael N ^c   Sinsabaugh, Robert L ^b   Allison, Steven D ^a   German, Donovan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Enzyme assay methods; Extracellular enzymes; Laccase; Lignin; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ASSAYS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME ACTIVITIES; L-3 ,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; LACCASES; SOIL CARBON;

ASSAYS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE RADICALS; LIGNIN; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOILS;

SUBSTRATES;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE RADICAL; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PH; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TYPE; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84884551854     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.08.022     Document Type: Article

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