The MITRE Corporation 1 article published in JoVE Immunology and Infection Qualitative and Quantitative Assays for Detection and Characterization of Protein Antimicrobials M. Heath Farris1, Kara A. Ford2, Richard C. Doyle3 1Department of Advanced Technology, The MITRE Corporation, 2Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, 3The MITRE Corporation Here, we present protocols to rapidly screen and characterize enzymes for antimicrobial activity. The microslide diffusion assay and the dye-release assay utilize target bacterial substrates for qualitative and quantitative enzymatic activity evaluation.
