An acetic acid-based extraction method to obtain high quality collagen from archeological bone remains

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-96

  Caputo, Ivana ^a   Lepretti, Marilena ^a   Scarabino, Carla ^a   Esposito, Carla ^a   Proto, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archeological bone; Carbon stable isotopes; Collagen; Collagen extraction methods; Immunodetection

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; ISOTOPES;

BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; EXTRACTION METHOD; EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; IMMUNODETECTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS;

COLLAGEN;

ACETIC ACID; COLLAGEN;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE; DENATURATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84855890355     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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