One-step high-throughput assay for quantitative detection of beta-galactosidase activity in intact gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells.
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(shaded bars; left scale) are presented beside β-gal activity units determined on the indicated strains in the same conditions by ONPG-based assays (empty bars; right scale), performed using the traditional Miller method for bacteria (3) and crude protein extracts for yeast (1). MUG, 4-methylumbelliferyl β-d-galactopyranoside; ONPG, o-nitrophenyl-β-d-galactopyranoside; β-gal; β-galactosidase. BENCHMARKS
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BioTechniques
دوره 40 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006