Towards an early warning system for oxidative degradation of protein fibres in historical tapestries by means of calibrated amino acid analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1349-1359

  Vanden Berghe, Ina ^a  

^a Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amino acid analysis; Early warning markers; Fibroin; Fluorescence detection; High performance liquid chromatography; Historical textiles; Keratin; Oxidative degradation; Tapestries

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARTIFACT; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURAL HERITAGE; DEGRADATION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESERVATION; PROTEIN;

EID: 84857107847     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.033     Document Type: Article

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