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. 1970 Sep 11;169(3950):1079-82.
doi: 10.1126/science.169.3950.1079.

Racemization of amino acids in sediments from saanich inlet, british columbia

K A Kvenvolden, E Peterson, F S Brown

Racemization of amino acids in sediments from saanich inlet, british columbia

K A Kvenvolden et al. Science. .

Abstract

In sediments spanning the last 9000 years from Saanich Inlet L enantiomers of amino acids are most abundant, but the percentages of D enantiomers increase with age, apparently because of partial racemization. Of the amino acids measured, glutamic acid and alanine show the greatest degree of racemization; leucine, isoleucine, and valine show the least.

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