Biochemical diversity of betaines in earthworms

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 430, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1306-1311

  Liebeke, Manuel ^a   Bundy, Jacob G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betaine; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROLINE; TAURINE; TISSUE EXTRACT; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE;

AMYNTHAS GRACILIS; APORRECTODEA CHLOROTICA; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DENDROBAENA VENETA; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; EISENIA FETIDA; HETERONUCLEAR SINGLE QUANTUM COHERENCE; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; NONHUMAN; PITHEMERA BICINCTA; PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMALS; BETAINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOCHAETA;

GLOSSOSCOLECIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE;

EID: 84872875562     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.049     Document Type: Article

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