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Distribution of some biochemical compounds in sediments of the shelf and slope regions of the west coast of India

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Title Distribution of some biochemical compounds in sediments of the shelf and slope regions of the west coast of India
 
Creator Bhosle, N.B.
Dhargalkar, V.K.
Braganca, A.
 
Subject Geology and Geophysics
distribution
organic carbon
amino acids
lipids
proteins
carbohydrates
biochemical composition
sediment chemistry
ISW, Bengal Bay
 
Description Surficial sediment samples collected from the continental shelf and slope of the Bay of Bengal were studied for the distribution of organic carbon and its constituent fractions such as carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids and lipids. Organic carbon, carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids and lipids content of the slope sediments were higher than those of the shelf sediments. A positive correlation was observed between the organic carbon and the concentrations of the individual constituents. No relationship was observed between the concentrations of these compounds and the depth of the overlying water column. The total caloric content of the sediments calculated from the above data varied from 11.33-68.46 cal./g dry sediment. Carbon-normalized total carbohydrate yields indicate the presence of terrestrially derived carbohydrates
 
Date 1995-04-13T09:56:56Z
2017-09-29T13:46:53Z
1995-04-13T09:56:56Z
2017-09-29T13:46:53Z
1978
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.7; 1978; 155-158
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5308
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR