Synthesis of anaerobic degradation biomarkers alkyl-, aryl- and cycloalkylsuccinic acids and their mass spectral characteristics

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-297

  Bian, Xin Yu ^a   Mbadinga, Serge Maurice ^a   Yang, Shi Zhong ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^b   Ye, Ru Qiang ^a   Mu, Bo Zhong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

2 (1 methylalkyl)succinic acid; 2 benzylsuccinic acid; Anaerobic degradation; Mass spectral characteristics; Synthesis of biomarkers

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; ESTERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCE; ELECTRON IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MASS SPECTRAL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; SUCCINIC ACIDS;

HYDROCARBONS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTER; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PETROLEUM; SUCCINATES;

EID: 84929312901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17516838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1280     Document Type: Article

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