Estimation of nitrogenase using a colorimetric determination for ethylene.
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.
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Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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