Tob. Sci., 1966, 10-23, p. 94a-99, ISSN.0082-4623
α-amylase activity in tobacco leaf during and after flue-curing
Research Department, The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Ltd. Bristol, England
A method, which depends upon the rate of discharge of the blue amylose- iodine color is described for the assay of α-amylase activity in tobacco. The enzyme was found to have a pH optimum of 6.2 and a temperature optimum of 50°C under the conditions...