摘要 |
alpha -Amylase is determined by the enzymatic splitting of an alpha -amylase substrate and measurement of a fission product, wherein there is used as a substrate a maltoheptaose compound of the formula <IMAGE> wherein R is a glucoside, phenylglucoside, mononitrophenylglucoside, dinitrophenylglucoside, sorbitol or gluconic acid group. Reagents comprising such a substrate and a system for the determination of a fission product formed from the amylase substrate by alpha -amylase, are also provided. |