Changes in the structure and protein binding ability of condensed tannins during decomposition of fresh needles and leaves

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 577-589

  Maie, Nagamitsu ^a,b   Behrens, Anke ^a   Knicker, Heike ^a   Kögel Knabner, Ingrid ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

13C NMR spectroscopy; Condensed tannins; Decomposition; MALDI TOF MS; Proanthocyanidin; Protein binding capacity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

TANNINS;

VEGETATION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; TANNIN;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SALIX; SALIX ALBA;

EID: 0038002895     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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