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THE action of polygalacturonase1 is most commonly investigated either by viscometry2 or by the Willstatter-Schudel hypoiodite procedure3. Recently, Foda4 showed that the enzyme action was more conveniently and rapidly measured by using a colorimetric method based on that of Willaman and Davison5.
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HOBSON, G. Determination of Polygalacturonase in Fruits. Nature 195, 804–805 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195804a0
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