Electron paramagnetic resonance and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopic evidence for copper porphyrin in actinomycete melanins

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-345

  Mangrich, A S ^a   Lermen, A W ^a   Santos, E J ^b   Gomes, R C ^c   Coelho, R R R ^c   Linhares, L F ^c   Senesi, N ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Inst de Tecnologia do Paraná   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinomycete melanins; Brazilian soils; Copper porphyrin; Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETES; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MELANIN; PORPHYRIN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; IRON; LATOSOL; MELANINS; SPECTROSCOPY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0031938172     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050386     Document Type: Article

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