Assessing microbial lipid contributions during laboratory degradations of fats and oils and pure triacylglycerols absorbed in ceramic potsherds

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1345-1354

  Dudd, Stephanie N ^a   Regert, Martine ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Bacterial markers; Biodegradation; Ceramics; Fatty acids; Milk; Olive oil; Potsherds; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MEMBRANE; ERGOSTEROL; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MILK; OLIVE OIL; SIMULATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIOLEIN; TRISTEARIN;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGI; HYDROLYSIS; LIPIDS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ARCHAEOLOGY; ERGOSTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIOLEIN; TRISTEARIN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CERAMICS; LIPID;

EID: 0032214591     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00093-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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