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The absorbance of the reaction product of catalase staining with diaminobenzidine is linearly proportional to enzyme activity. This is shown in semithin Epon sections of model systems containing serum albumin and catalase from bovine or guinea pig liver. Absorbance measurements were also performed on semithin sections of guinea pig liver, and from these, the activity of cytoplasmic (extraperoxisomal) catalase has been derived.
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I.W.O.N.L. bursaal 1977–1979
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Geerts, A., Roels, F. Quantitation of catalase activity by microspectrophotometry after diaminobenzidine staining. Histochemistry 72, 357–367 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501778
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