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Abstract
A simple inexpensive sensitive protease assay was developed using soluble fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled casein. Casein was reacted with FITC to form the fluorescein thiocarbamoyl derivative. This substrate is cleaved by trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, subtilisin, and thermolysin in a linear time-dependent manner. These enzymes can be measured in the nanogram and subnanogram range using this assay. The assay is reproducible, has a low blank, and uses casein, which resembles natural substrates of most proteases.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6442109 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(84)90553-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anal Biochem ISSN: 0003-2697 Impact factor: 3.365