highly significantp ≤ 2E-16
Vials of APSA stored on ice in the fridge for up to 22 months and then sampled at a dilution factor of 1/250,000 (DF 250,000) prior to assay showed extreme sample to sample variation in enzyme activity and a trend to lower OD values over time with a highly significant effect of the storage time on the detection limit (ANOVA p ≤ 2E-16, Regression p < 0.043) ( Fig. 2 A).