Need help with Arginase assay in macrophages: how to adjust the pH of Arginine to 9.8?

Chandra sekaran Sambamurthy @Chandra_sekaran_Sambamurthy

08 August 2013 0 7K Report

Could someone tell me how to adjust the pH of Arginine to 9.8? If possible please suggest some papers on arginase assay with crude cell lysates after some drug treatments.

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