The automated determination of glucosamine, galactosamine, muramic acid, and mannosamine in soil and root hydrolysates by HPLC

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-21

  Appuhn, Astrid ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a   Raubuch, Markus ^a   Scheller, Edwin ^a   Wilke, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino sugars; Microbial residues; o phthaldialdehyde; OPA; Pre column derivatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542380994     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200321302     Document Type: Article

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