Preservation of proteinaceous material during the degradation of the green alga Botryococcus braunii: A solid-state 2D 15N 13C NMR spectroscopy study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 3299-3305

  Zang, Xu ^a   Nguyen, Reno T ^a   Harvey, H Rodger ^b   Knicker, Heike ^c   Hatcher, Patrick G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIODEGRADATION; DIAGENESIS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

EID: 0034778565     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(01)00679-2     Document Type: Article

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