Experimental verification of photostability for free-and bound-amino acids exposed to γ-rays and UV irradiation

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 669-674

  Takano, Yoshinori ^a   Marumo, Katsumi ^a   Kaneko, Takeo ^b   Kobayashi, Kensei ^b   Hiroishi, Daisuke ^c   Ikeda, Hidematsu ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

free and bound amino acids; half lives; irradiation experiment; Photostability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 20544462983     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352529     Document Type: Article

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