A Simple Assay for Measuring Catalase Activity: A Visual Approach

Tadayuki Iwase; Akiko Tajima; Shinya Sugimoto; Ken-ichi Okuda; Ippei Hironaka; Yuko Kamata; Koji Takada; Yoshimitsu Mizunoe

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A Simple Assay for Measuring Catalase Activity: A Visual Approach

Tadayuki Iwase Akiko Tajima Shinya Sugimoto Ken-ichi Okuda Ippei Hironaka Yuko Kamata Koji Takada Yoshimitsu Mizunoe

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Tadayuki Iwase, Akiko Tajima, Shinya Sugimoto, et al. (2013). A Simple Assay for Measuring Catalase Activity: A Visual Approach. Scientific Reports, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03081

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