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Measuring β-galactosidase activity at pH 6 with a differential pH sensor
Acevedo, C.; Stach, M.H.; Amtmann, A.; Young, M.E.; Reyes, J.G.; Huebner, H. & Buchholz, R.
Abstract
The β-Galactosidase activity at pH 6 is used as a cellular
marker to identify senescent cell cultures. The classic
method to identify this enzymatic activity is using
cytochemical staining with X-Gal after 16 hrs. In this
work, a differential pH sensor was used to measure β-
Galactosidase activity at pH 6. The measurement is easy
and only takes 3 min.
Keywords
β-Galactosidase, delta milli pH, differential pH.
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