title: Racemization of amino acids in sediments from saanich inlet, british columbia.
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.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kvenvolden
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Brown