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. 1973 Jun;51(6):1074–1075. doi: 10.1104/pp.51.6.1074

Estimation of Nitrogenase Using a Colorimetric Determination for Ethylene ^¹

T A Larue ^a, W G W Kurz ^a

PMCID: PMC366407 PMID: 16658468

Abstract

Ethylene is measured by oxidizing it to formaldehyde and determining the formaldehyde colorimetrically. The assay is applied to estimation of nitrogenase in nodulated legume roots by measuring the ethylene produced from acetylene.

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