RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Enzymatic Determination of L(-)malic and L(+)lactic Acids in Wine by Flow Injection Analysis JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 58 OP 62 DO 10.5344/ajev.1992.43.1.58 VO 43 IS 1 A1 JosÉ L. F. C. Lima A1 António O. S. S. Rangel YR 1992 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/43/1/58.abstract AB The enzymatic determination of L(-)malic and L(+)lactic acids in several types of wines by flow injection analysis (FIA) with spectrophotometric detection is described. This flow injection system, which incorporates a dialysis unit for adjusting the composition of the injected solutions to the requirements of the measuring system, enables determinations of these two organic acids without the need for any prior treatment of the wine samples, with a concentration interval of between 0.02 and 4 g/L, and a sampling rate of approximately 20 determinations per hour. The results obtained with this FIA method for various types of Portuguese wines are in good agreement with those of the batch method which uses the same enzymatic technique and are quite precise as they present a coefficient of variation below 2.5%.