Title: A more sensitive modification of the catalase assay with the Clark oxygen electrode
Abstract: A modification of the method of catalase determination by means of the Clark oxygen electrode is described. The assay is based on measurement of the initial rate at which oxygen is released by catalase in an oxygen-free buffer. Displacement of oxygen was brought about by flushing with nitrogen, and the substrate used was hydrogen peroxide at a 33.5 mm final concentration. The method is rapid and can be used with crude catalase preparations. Its sensitivity is at least 20 times higher than that of previous methods; it has an interval of measurable activity of about 0.01–8.4 μmol of O2/min and, therefore, is applicable to an 840-fold range of catalase concentrations. This modification was applied to the kinetic study of crude extracts of pea leaf catalase. An apparent Km of 0.190 m was calculated.
Publication Year: 1977
Publication Date: 1977-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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