Plant Physiology 51:1074-1075 (1973)
© 1973 American Society of Plant Biologists
Articles
Estimation of Nitrogenase Using a Colorimetric Determination for Ethylene 1
T. A. Larue and
W. G. W. Kurz
a Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ethylene is measured by oxidizing it to formaldehyde and determining the formaldehyde colorimetrically. The assay is applied to estimation of nitrogenase in nodulated legume roots by measuring the ethylene produced from acetylene.
1 NRCC No. 13011.
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