title: Bacterial electrode for L-arginine.
abstract: Streptococcus lactis bacterial cells are employed for the conversion of L-arginine into ammonia. An ammonia gas-electrode is used as a detector. The combination of bacterial action and the gas electrode responds linearly to L-arginine over the concentration range 8.0 x 10(-6) - 1.0 x 10(-3)M, with a slope of 59.0 mV/decade and is selective with respect to other l-amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Research Group of the Medical Research Council, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Grobler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basson
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Van Wyk