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. 1977 Aug;34(2):237–239. doi: 10.1128/aem.34.2.237-239.1977

Isolation, extraction, and measurement of acetylcholine from Lactobacillus plantarum.

P M Stanaszek, J F Snell, J J O'Neill
PMCID: PMC242629  PMID: 907345

Abstract

The isolation, extraction, and spectrophotometric determination of acetylcholine from Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 10241 is described. Acetylcholine was extracted with a mixture of sodium tetraphenylboron-butylethylketone-acetonitrile and was measured enzymatically at 340 nm.

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