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The effect of methyl bromide on esterase activity in wheat
Author(s) -
Price Nicholas R.,
Bunyan Peter J.,
Loveder Christopher J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740320104
Subject(s) - esterase , bromide , isoelectric focusing , chemistry , polyacrylamide , polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis , hydrolysis , isoelectric point , fumigation , aqueous solution , chromatography , organic chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , biology , polymer chemistry , agronomy
Fumigation of wheat with methyl bromide causes a change in the polyacrylamide gel, isoelectric focusing profile of esterase proteins from aqueous extracts of wheat. The significance of this effect is discussed in the light of known reactions of methyl bromide in stored products.