Gas chromatograph1c determination of muramic acid, glucosamine, mannosamine, and galactosamine in soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1201-1206

  Zhang, Xudong ^a,b   Amelung, Wulf ^b  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VISCUM ALBUM;

AMINO SUGAR; BACTERIA; MURAMIC ACID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0030429134     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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