Testing the limitations of artificial protein degradation kinetics using known-age massive Porites coral skeletons

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-109

  Tomiak, P J ^a   Penkman, K E H ^b   Hendy, E J ^a   Demarchi, B ^b   Murrells, S ^b   Davis, S A ^a   McCullagh, P ^a   Collins, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid geochronology; Intra crystalline; Isothermal heating experiments; Kinetics; Massive Porites coral; Organic matrix; Racemization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CORAL; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; RACEMIZATION; SKELETON;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 84877141379     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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