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Chitin Formation and Diagenesis /

There are several books on properties of chitin and associated biomolecules and their biochemical significance. However, the present volume deals with a wide variety of biogeochemical and organic geochemical aspects of this vital macromolecule written by leading authors and experts in the field. Eac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Gupta, Neal S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Topics in Geobiology ; 34
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Chitin nanostructures in living organisms.-2. Chitin in the exoskeletons of Arthropoda: From ancient design to novel materials science
  • 3. Radiocarbon Dating of Chitin
  • 4. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen stable isotope ratios in chitin
  • 5. Hydrogen Isotopes in Beetle Chitin
  • 6. Identification and characterization of chitin in organisms
  • 7. Fate of chitinous organisms in the geosphere
  • 8. Transformation of chitinous tissues in elevated Presssure-Temperature conditions: additional insights from experiments on plant tissues.