The Photochemical Production of Aminoacids and Sugars from Humic Substances

这项研究的目标是确定腐殖质在光化学分解过程中是否释放出氨基酸和碳水化合物。如果观察到这些化合物，它们的产生率将被量化；然后可以确定它们与先前测量的光产物相比的重要性。将确定包括所有观察到的碳基感光产品的质量平衡。然后，可以确定腐殖质光解产生的所有低分子碳是否都被观察到的单个光产物所解释。长期研究将有助于更好地理解这些反应在全球碳循环中的重要性。

9901488PullinThe goal of the research is to determine whether or not amino acids and carbohydrates are released during photochemical decomposition of humic substances. If these compounds are observed, their rates of production will be quantified; then their importance in comparison to previously measured photoproducts can be determined. A mass balance including all observed carbon-based photoproducts would be determined. Then it can be determined whether all of the low-molecular weight carbon produced by the photolysis of humic substances is accounted for by the observed individual photoproducts. Long-term studies will allow a better understanding of the importance of these reactions in the global carbon cycle.