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The physicochemical properties of peroxidase isolated from cotton leaves were investigated. The optimal pH value for exhibiting activity was 4.7; temperature, 30°C. The Michaelis constant was 2.3 mM. Cotton-leaf peroxidase has a very high affinity for benzidine.
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Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 416–418, September–October, 2004.
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Akhunov, A.A., Golubenko, Z., Beresneva, Y.V. et al. Physicochemical properties of cotton-leaf peroxidase. Chem Nat Compd 40, 506–509 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-005-0022-1
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