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Abstract
A colorimetic assay for lipoxygenase activity has been developed. The assay is based on the detection of the lipoxygenase reaction product, linoleic acid hydroperoxide, by the oxidative coupling of 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone (MBTH) with 3-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid (DMAB) in a hemoglobin-catalyzed reaction. This test reaction is rapid and sensitive, and it offers advantages over other methods for detecting lipoxygenase activity. The assay is capable of detecting activity in a number of crude vegetable homogenates and should be particularly useful where a rapid visual determination of lipoxygenase activity is desired.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11170556 DOI: 10.1021/jf000871s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Agric Food Chem ISSN: 0021-8561 Impact factor: 5.279