Specific plate assay for bacterial heparinase.

doi:10.1128/aem.56.11.3593-3594.1990

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Specific plate assay for bacterial heparinase.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 1990

Zimmermann J J, Langer R, Cooney C L

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A procedure was developed for detecting heparinase activity on heparin agar plates. The method is based on the differential precipitation of heparin and heparinase-generated heparin fragments by protamine sulfate. Heparinase activity is detected by the presence of clear zones against a white back...

Topics

Agar
Flavobacterium
Heparin
Heparin Lyase
Methods
Mutation
Polysaccharide-Lyases
Protamines

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