What reaction causes the blue color which occurs in carbazole assay for uronic acids?

a quantitative assay for hyaluronic acid detection is carbazole assay. During the assay a blue color appears. I need to know what causes this color? I need the whole mechanism of the assay.

09 October 2017 8,943 2 View

What are the equations that prove reducing the radius of the microspot would lead to increase in the sensitivity of the microarray?

11 December 2016 2,365 0 View

I am looking for several agents to reduce the odor of a mixture containing Dimethyl Disulfide, Diethyl Disulfide, Methyl ethyl disulfide. Any Idea?

05 June 2016 6,448 4 View

Using enzymes in wastewater treatment, is it a practical approach? in which sectors and in what capacity such plants exist?

09 October 2015 3,336 0 View

Can anyone provide a source including spectra table of FTIR-ATR analysis for interpretation of the results. Are they the same as FTIR?

I had samples that because of their cohesive nature, it was not possible to do FTIR analysis. So someone suggest me to use ATR analysis. Now I want to interpret the analysis results and I need a...

10 November 2013 1,816 15 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server?

Which is suitable for use with Python? MySQL or SQL Server? What is your suggestion?

01 March 2021 3,422 3 View

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Isolates of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus?

Dear Dr. Cai, my name is Simone Prospero and I work in the team of Phytopathology at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL;...

01 March 2021 1,133 1 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

Can I get information about research laboratories that are currently having in culture, internationally/locally standardised microorganisms?

Microorganisms of interest include; E.coli; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeroginosa; Streptoccocus pneumoniae; Staphyloccocus aureus and Candida albicans. Locations closer to Port...

18 February 2021 6,500 3 View

How to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

How to lessen cell growth?

I am working on the 4T1 murine breast cancer cell line. from the first day I bought this cell line, the cell's growth rate is extremely high. I intend to make these cells resistant to a single...

24 January 2021 2,884 3 View