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A NUMBER of polysaccharides act as polymerization-directing matrices in peroxidase-catalysed eugenol oxidations1. Although deoxyribonucleic acid and cellulose increase markedly the rate of Fe(III)-catalysed pyrogallol oxidation by hydrogen peroxide2,3, a similar test of polysaccharides has not been reported previously in peroxidase-catalysed reactions.
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SIEGEL, B., SIEGEL, S. Enhancement of Peroxidase Action by Polysaccharides. Nature 186, 391 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186391a0
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