ASSAY OF MALT β-GLUCANASE USING AZO-BARLEY GLUCAN: AN IMPROVED PRECIPITANT

ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ АКТИВНОСТИ β-ГЛЮКАНАЗЫ СОЛОДА С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ АЗО-БАРЛЕЙНОГО ГЛЮКАНА: УЛУЧШЕННЫЙ ОСАДИТЕЛЬ
Barry V. McCleary, Ida Shameer
1987-03-04

azo-barley glucancellulase activitylichenase activitymalt β-glucanase assayzinc acetate precipitant
A procedure recently described for the assay of malt β-glucanase, which employs a dye-labelled and chemically-modified barley β-glucan substrate, has been improved by changing the precipitant solution used to terminate the reaction. The new precipitant solution contains 0·4% (w/v) zinc acetate and 4% (w/v) sodium acetate dissolved in 80% (v/v) aqueous methyl cellosolve. With this precipitant the procedure can be directly applied to the assay of cellulase activity, and with minor modification, to the assay of lichenase activity.
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The improved precipitant contains 0.4% (w/v) zinc acetate and 4% (w/v) sodium acetate in 80% (v/v) aqueous methyl cellosolve.
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The malt β-glucanase assay using dye-labelled, chemically modified barley β-glucan was improved by changing the reaction-terminating precipitant.
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The revised procedure can be directly applied to cellulase activity assays.
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With minor modification, the method can also assay lichenase activity.

malt β-glucanase acting on dye-labelled, chemically modified barley β-glucan

Improved enzyme assay performance using a zinc acetate–sodium acetate precipitant, including applicability to cellulase and lichenase activity assays

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Barry V. McCleary
Ida Shameer
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