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Kenneth M. Pruitt
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 49
Citations - 2211
Kenneth M. Pruitt is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lactoperoxidase & Peroxidase. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 49 publications receiving 2175 citations.
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A theory of growth
TL;DR: In this article, a generalized theory of growth is presented based upon three postulates, namely, growth rate is jointly proportional to a monotonic function of the generalized distance from the origin to present size (reproductive capability) and to a linear function (limiting factor).
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Specific assays for peroxidases in human saliva.
TL;DR: An assay for total peroxidase activity in saliva is developed, based on the rate of formation of hypochlorite, which is not affected by the concentrations of thiocyanate found in saliva.
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The Lactoperoxidase System: Chemistry and Biological Significance
Kenneth M. Pruitt,J. Tenovuo +1 more
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Quantitative, standardized assays for determining the concentrations of bovine lactoperoxidase, human salivary peroxidase, and human myeloperoxidase.
TL;DR: Regression equations have been determined which can be used to calculate concentrations of bovine lactoperoxidase (LPO), human salivary peroxidases (SPO), and human myeloperoxIDase (MPO) from activities measured with the following donors: pyrogallol, guaiacol, 2,2'-azinobis, and thiocyanate (SCN-).
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Purification and characterization of human salivary peroxidase.
TL;DR: Human salivary peroxidase (SPO) has been purified to homogeneity by subjecting human parotid saliva to immunoaffinity, cation exchange, and affinity chromatography, which resulted in a 992-fold purification of the enzyme.