Challenges in the identification and characterization of free amino acids and proteinaceous compounds in atmospheric aerosols: A critical review

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-107

  Matos, João T V ^a   Duarte, Regina M B O ^a   Duarte, Armando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Atmospheric amino acids; Combined amino acids; Free amino acids; Organic nitrogen; Proteinaceous compounds; Water soluble organic compounds; Water soluble organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMINO ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FREE AMINO ACIDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PROTEINACEOUS COMPOUNDS; WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; PROTEINACEOUS COMPOUND; SERINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84947997426     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.08.004     Document Type: Review

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