Analysis of soils - Part II: Determination of oligosaccharides in soils by MALDI-time-of-flight mass spectrometry
- Univ. of Berne (Switzerland)
Polysaccharides are the most abundant organic compounds in nature. Decomposition of plant and animal residues leads to a high polysaccharide content in soils. The decomposition of carbohydrates and subsequent mineralization of the products are part of the cycle of life on earth. In extracts of soils collected in the Valle Onsernone (Ticino, Switzerland), oligosaccharides of different size and structure have been identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). The selected soils show identical climatic parameters and pedological factors, whereas the age of fallow land is the only varying factor. Identification and structure elucidation of the oligosaccharides is performed by substrate-specific enzymatic hydrolysis. Moreover the appearance and the distribution of the oligosaccharides is correlated to soil genesis.
- OSTI ID:
- 210594
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505261-; TRN: 96:001157-0033
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 43. American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics, Atlanta, GA (United States), 21-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 43rd ASMS conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics; PB: 1411 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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