Volatile compounds in archaeological plant remains and the Maillard reaction during decay of organic matter

Science

Volumn 278, Issue 5337, 1997, Pages 432-433

  Evershed, Richard P ^a   Bland, Helen A ^a   Van Bergen, Pim F ^a   Carter, James F ^a   Horton, Mark C ^a   Rowley Conwy, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; GLYCATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030667977     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5337.432     Document Type: Article

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23. We thank J. R. Maxwell and D. E. G. Briggs for their comments, the Egyptian Exploration Society for ancient materials, and the Natural Environment Research Council for MS facilities (grants GR3/2952, GR3/3758, FG6/36/01), a research grant (GR3/ 9578, R.P.E.), and a studentship (H.A.B.).