GC-based detection of aldononitrile acetate derivatized glucosamine and muramic acid for microbial residue determination in soil

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages

  Liang, Chao ^a   Read, Harry W ^a   Balser, Teri C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldononitrile acetate derivatization; Electron ionization; GC; Glucosamine; Ion structure; Isotope incorporation; Issue 63; Microbial residue; Molecular biology; MS; Muramic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSAMINE; MURAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; GLUCOSAMINE; MURAMIC ACIDS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84863769370     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3767     Document Type: Article

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