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Postby dewgirl22 on Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:15 pm

are NaCl and C2H5OH inhibitors or activators?
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Postby mith on Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:14 pm

Inhibitors/activators of what?
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Postby dewgirl22 on Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:04 pm

sorry...peroxidase
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Postby MrMistery on Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:20 pm

NaCl seems to be an activator
http://abstracts.aspb.org/pb2000/public/P33/0019.html
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Postby dewgirl22 on Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:33 pm

Thank you. That would seem to make sense since peroxidase is most effective at a pH of approx. 7
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Postby b_d_41501 on Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:50 pm

Yes, that is correct. NaCl is an activator in this respect.
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