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A new method of synthesis of the lead phthalocyanin and the chemical properties of its diazotate are described. The use of this reagent for high resolution studies of the localization of intra- and extralysosomal acid phosphatases and esterases in plant and animal cells has been assessed.
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Livingston, D.C., Coombs, M.M., Franks, L.M. et al. A lead phthalocyanin method for the demonstration of acid hydrolases in plant and animal tissues. Histochemie 18, 48–60 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00309901
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