Enhanced gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates analysis

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 379-382

  Tan, Giin Yu Amy ^a,b   Chen, Chia Lung ^a   Ge, Liya ^a   Li, Ling ^a   Wang, Lin ^a,b   Zhao, Lei ^a,b   Mo, Yu ^a,b   Tan, Swee Ngin ^b   Wang, Jing Yuan ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxyalkanoic acid; Gas chromatography; Homologous; Mass spectrometry; Polyhydroxyalkanoate

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOLOGOUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE;

BACTERIA; CARBON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

EID: 84893716529     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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