STORAGE AND IMMOBILIZATION OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II REACTION CENTERS USED IN AN ASSAY FOR HERBICIDES

被引:15
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BREWSTER, JD
LIGHTFIELD, AR
BERMEL, PL
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[1] U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Pennsylvania, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia
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10.1021/ac00103a024
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
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Significant improvements in a previously described method for detection of herbicides at nanogram per milliliter concentrations are described. The activity of photosystem II reaction centers from spinach thylakoids was extended from hours to over 6 months by rapid freezing and storage at -70 degrees C in appropriate cryoprotection media. Freeze-dried reaction centers were also stable for at least 3 months at 4 degrees C. Reaction centers immobilized in calcium alginate gels retained activity for 1 week at 4 degrees C, and immobilization permitted optical and chemical interference by milli samples to be eliminated.
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