Concentration and composition of dissolved combined neutral sugars (polysaccharides) in seawater determined by HPLC-PAD

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-95

  Borch, Niels Henrik ^a   Kirchman, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbohydrates; dissolved organic matter; high performance liquid chromatography; hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0030619378     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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