Volume 139, 2008
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Faraday Discussions

Marine biopolymerself-assembly: implications for carbon cycling in the ocean†

Pedro Verdugo,*a   Monica V. Orellana,b   Wei-Chun Chin,c   Timothy W. Petersen,b   Ger van den Eng,d   Ronald Bennere  and  John I. Hedgesd  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Box 351812, Friday Harbor, USA
E-mail: verdugo@u.washington.edu
Fax: +1 (1)206 543-1273

b The Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA

c School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, California

d University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Box 357940, Seattle, USA

e Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

Abstract

Dissolved organic matter is the largest reservoir of reduced carbon in the ocean and is primarily composed of small biopolymers. It is a critical substrate for the microbial community and plays a pivotal role in global carbon cycling.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B800149A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jan 2008
Accepted
09 Jan 2008
First published
23 Apr 2008

Faraday Discuss., 2008,139, 393-398

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Marine biopolymer self-assembly: implications for carbon cycling in the ocean

P. Verdugo, M. V. Orellana, W. Chin, T. W. Petersen, G. van den Eng, R. Benner and J. I. Hedges, Faraday Discuss., 2008, 139, 393 DOI: 10.1039/B800149A

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