Improved amperometric method for the rapid and quantitative measurement of lipoxygenase activity in vegetable tissue crude homogenates
2002
Reyes-De-Corcuera, J.I. | Cavalieri, R.P.
An improved amperometric method for rapid (2 min) quantitative determination of lipoxygenase (LOX) activity in vegetable tissue crude homogenates is presented. Measured LOX activity was linear (R2 > 0.99) throughout the entire activity range for green bean and for corn below 70% activity. The resolution was 0.4% or 1.11 micromol L(-1) s(-1) of oxygen. The limit of detection was 3.43 micromol L(-1) s(-1) of oxygen. The amperometric method was improved by encapsulating linoleic acid (LA) in beta-cyclodextrin (CD) resulting in a stable substrate-buffer solution at a pH below 8.0. Ethanol and Tween 20 were not effective in solubilizing high LA concentrations required by the assay. A prototype benchtop instrument with the potential for use in an industrial environment is also presented.
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