Use of the oxygenase activity of acetolactate synthase for herbicide detection
US5206135A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/817
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the detection of herbicides that inhibit acetolactate synthase (EC 4.1.3.18) by use of the enzyme, a suitable substrate (pyruvate, .alpha.-aceto-lactate, .alpha.-ketobutyrate, or .alpha.-aceto-.alpha.-hydroxybutyrate), and an oxygen-sensitive electrode is disclosed.
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