Optimisation of amino sugar quantification by HPLC in soil and plant hydrolysates

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-396

  Indorf, Caroline ^a   Dyckmans, Jens ^b   Khan, Khalid S ^a,c   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amino sugars; HPLC; Microbial residues; Ortho phthaldialdehyde

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATION; SUGAR; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 79955033077     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-011-0545-5     Document Type: Article

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