An examination of the carbon isotope effects associated with amino acid biosynthesis

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 867-880

  Scott, James H ^a   O'Brien, Diane M ^b   Emerson, David ^c   Sun, Henry ^d   McDonald, Gene D ^e   Salgado, Antonio ^f   Fogel, Marilyn L ^g  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^g GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; CO2 fixation; Isotopic ratio gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Stable carbon isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON;

ANTARCTICA; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; EVALUATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIALES;

EID: 33846055302     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.867     Document Type: Article

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