A Chromogenic Assay Suitable for High-Throughput Determination of Limit Dextrinase Activity in Barley Malt Extracts

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 50, 2015, Pages 10873-10878

  Bøjstrup, Marie ^a   Marri, Lucia ^a   Lok, Finn ^a   Hindsgaul, Ole ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

brewing; chromogenic substrate; enzyme assay; limit dextrinase; malt

Indexed keywords

BREWING; CHROMOGENICS; CHROMOPHORES; THROUGHPUT;

96-WELL PLATE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ENZYME ASSAYS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIMIT DEXTRINASE; MALT; SOLUBLE SUBSTRATES;

ENZYMES;

2-CHLORO-4-NITROPHENOL; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; GLYCOSIDASE; NITROPHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PULLULANASE;

BEER; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; METABOLISM;

BEER; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; FERMENTATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HORDEUM; NITROPHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84952359906     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04596     Document Type: Article

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