I want to test the activity of a tyrosine ammonia lyase enzyme in situ:
Tyrosine ---> p-coumaric acid + ammonia
I could measure the concentration of p-coumaric acid on an HPLC, or via its absorbance at OD>300. Now I'm wondering, is it possible to calculate the concentration of p-coumaric acid via the measured pH and a mass balance? Measuring the pH would be even easier for time-point measurements.