Emulsan quantitation by Nile red quenching fluorescence assay

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作者
Castro, GR
Larson, BK
Panilaitis, B
Kaplan, DL
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[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Engn, Dept Biomed Engn, Medford, MA 02155 USA
[2] Planto Piloto Proc Ind Microbiol, RA-4000 San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina
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10.1007/s00253-004-1849-2
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
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A Nile red fluorescent technique to quantify 20 200 mu g ml(-1) of emulsan was developed. Nile red dissolved in DMSO showed an adsorption peak at 552 nm, and emission peak at 636 nm, with molar extinction coefficient of 19,600 cm(-1) M-1. Nile red fluorescence in DMSO was proportionally quenched by emulsan and the quenching was time-dependent. The assay was used to follow the production of emulsan by cultures of Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1.
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