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US 6,294,047 B1Granted
Methods for reducing fluorescence in paper-containing samples
AssigneesInstitute of Paper, Science and Technology Corporation
InventorsFadi Selim Chakar, Arthur Jonas Ragauskas
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for reducing fluorescence in a paper-containing sample. Methods for destroying fluorescent whitening agents in a paper-containing sample are also provided.
Claims29
A method of reducing fluorescence in a paper-containing sample comprising the step of incubating a mixture comprising the paper-containing sample, an oxidoreductase, a mediator, and oxygen.
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