Use of p-nitrophenyl phosphate for assay of soil phosphatase activity

1969/11/01 by M.A. Tabatabai, M. A. Tabatabai, J. M. Bremner +1 · 4,442 citations
Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Acid phosphatase #Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal #Alkaline phosphatase #Biochemistry #Chemistry #Chromatography #Enzyme #Enzyme assay #Organic chemistry #Phosphatase #Phosphate #Phosphoric monoester hydrolases #Phosphorus #Toluene #Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

paper · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(69)90012-1

published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry 1(4), 301-307 (Elsevier BV)

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