Synthesis and characterization of specifically 14C-Labeled humic model compounds for feeding trials with soil-feeding termites

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1271-1280

  Kappler, Andreas ^a   Ji, Rong ^a   Brune, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gel permeation chromatography; Radiotracer; Soil feeding; Synthetic humic substances; Termites

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CARBON 14; CATECHOL; FEEDING; FRACTIONATION; FULVIC ACID; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; HUMIC ACID; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; PEPTONE; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMERIZATION;

CARBON ISOTOPE; GEOPHAGY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERMITE;

EID: 0033865756     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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