| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1377898 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Coupling Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBB) to chitosan that has been subjected to partial enzymatic hydrolysis gave rise to a new dyed derivative of chitosan which is highly soluble in slightly acidic buffers or microbiological media. The RBB:chitosan ratio has been carefully optimized, as well as the reaction conditions, to obtain a quasi-linear, sensitive assay for chitosanase. The substrate (sRBB-C) is useful for microtitre plate-based screening and for assay of chitosanase activity in the presence of high backgrounds of reducing sugars. Due to its solubility, sRBB-C is particularly suitable for the detection of chitosanase-positive organisms on agar media.
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Authors
Mina Zitouni, Mélanie Fortin, Jean-Sébastien Thibeault, Ryszard Brzezinski,