Determination of dissolved combined amine acids using microwave-assisted hydrolysis and HPLC precolumn derivatization for labeling of primary and secondary amines

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 287-297

  Jørgensen, Niels O G ^a   Jensen, Regitze E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; DISSOLVED COMBINED AMINO ACIDS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 0030841488     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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