Nitrogen isotopic fractionation in the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments in Rhodobacter capsulatus and Anabaena cylindrica

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1075-1085

  Beaumont, Valérie I ^b   Jahnke, Linda L ^a   Des Marais, David J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll a; Chlorophyll a; Cyanobacteria; Lipid biomarkers; N isotopes; Nitrogen fixation; Purple nonsulfur bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; PHOTOAUTOTROPIC GROWTH; PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC GROWTH;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; FRACTIONATION; LIPIDS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BACTERIUM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PIGMENT;

EID: 0034325607     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00133-9     Document Type: Article

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