A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
1961/07/01 by George L. Ellman, K.Diane Courtney, K. Diane Courtney +2 · 27,060 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Computer Science · Medicine · #Acetylcholinesterase #Biochemistry #Chemistry #Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases #Chromatography #Colorimetry #Computational Drug Discovery Methods #Enzyme #Enzyme assay #bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
paper · doi:10.1016/0006-2952(61)90145-9
published in Biochemical Pharmacology 7(2), 88-95 (Elsevier BV)
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