High-precision measurement of phenylalanine δ15N values for environmental samples: A new approach coupling high-pressure liquid chromatography purification and elemental analyzer isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2327-2337

  Broek, Taylor A B ^a   Walker, Brett D ^b   Andreasen, Dyke H ^a   McCarthy, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PURIFICATION;

AMINO-ACIDS; ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; GC/C/IRMS; HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPE-RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENTS OF; N VALUE; NEW APPROACHES; OFFLINE;

AMINO ACIDS;

NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHENYLALANINE;

EID: 84885202018     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6695     Document Type: Article

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