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Acid hydrolysis of dissolved combined amino acids in seawater: A precautionary note 1
Author(s) -
Robertson K. J.,
Williams P. M.,
Bada J. L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1987.32.4.0996
Subject(s) - seawater , chemistry , hydrolysis , amino acid , ascorbic acid , nitrate , artificial seawater , environmental chemistry , dissolved organic carbon , organic chemistry , biochemistry , ecology , food science , biology
Hydrolyses of dissolved combined amino acids in seawater with 6 N HCl result in oxidative degradation of α ‐amino acids when seawater nitrate concentrations exceed 6 ± 2 µ mol liter −1 . The addition of excess ascorbic acid before hydrolysis prevents these oxidative reactions.
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