| Literature DB >> 16348453 |
J Siebert1, R J Palmer, P Hirsch.
Abstract
A fast, sensitive method for extraction and analysis of soluble free amino acids from microbially colonized sandstone is described. After precolumn phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) derivatization, the PITC-amino acids were identified and quantified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. This kind of analysis could be used to elucidate the role and function of amino acids in the nutrition of epi- and endolithic microorganisms active in biological weathering processes.Entities:
Year: 1991 PMID: 16348453 PMCID: PMC182811 DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.3.879-881.1991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792