Aspartic acid racemization variability in ancient human remains: implications in the prediction of ancient DNA recovery

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 965-972

  Fernandez E ^a   Ortiz, J E ^b   Perez Perez A ^c   Prats, E ^d   Turbon D ^c   Torres, T ^b   Arroyo Pardo, E ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Spain)

^b Department of Geological Engineering   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Aspartic acid; Collagen; Preservation; Racemization

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ASPARTIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; COLLAGEN; DNA; HOMINID; NEOLITHIC; PRESERVATION; RACEMIZATION;

EID: 59349113925     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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