Bomb Carbon as a Tracer of Dietary Carbon Sources in Omnivorous Mammals
Citation
Beavan-Athfield, N., & Sparks, R. J. (2001). Bomb carbon as a tracer of dietary carbon sources in omnivorous mammals. Radiocarbon, 43(2B), 711-721.Journal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 17th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Jerusalem, Israel, June 18-23, 2000.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
We have isolated amino acid groups from modern bone hydrolysates and compared their relative ∆14C value to assess the carbon contribution of diet to the overall radiocarbon signal in bone. We find that both essential and non-essential amino acids may produce widely varying 14C, relative to other amino acid groups in the hydrolysate and to the original whole bone protein. We hypothesize that the 14C variations in non-essential amino acids may be due to metabolic effects that utilize essential amino acid carbon skeletons in the creation of non-essential amino acids.Type
Proceedingstext
Language
enISSN
0033-8222ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/S0033822200041370