Chitin Formation and Diagenesis [Hardcover]

There are several books on properties of chitin and associated biomolecules and their biochemical significance. However, the present volume deals with a wide variety of biogeochemical and organic geochemical aspects of this vital macromolecule written by leading authors and experts in the field. Each chapter is carefully peer reviewed and is an updated account of recent research in isotopic, nanostructural, biochemical, microstructural, geochemical, paleontological and experimental aspects of chitin formation, distribution and preservation in the environment and earth history.

Written by leading authors and experts in the field, this volume deals with a wide variety of biogeochemical and organic geochemical aspects of chitin. It is the first volume on chitin formation, distribution and preservation in the environment.

1. Chitin nanostructures in living organismsRiccardo A.A. Muzzarelli 2. Chitin in the exoskeletons of Arthropoda: From ancient design to novel materials scienceH. Fabritius, C. Sachs, D. Raabe, S. Nikolov, M. Friák, and J. Neugebauer 3. Radiocarbon Dating of ChitinJennifer A. Tripp, and Thomas F. G. Higham 4. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen stable isotope ratios in chitinArndt Schimmelmann 5. Hydrogen Isotopes in Beetle ChitinDarren R. Grocke, Maarten van Hardenbroek, Peter Sauer, and Scott Elias 6. Identification and characterization of chitin in organismsNeal S.Gupta and George D. Cody 7. Fate of chitinous organisms in the geosphereNeal S. Gupta and Roger E. Summons 8. Transformation of chitinous tissues in elevated Presssure-Temperature conditions: additional insights from experiments on plant tissues.Neal S. Gupta I studied Geology (Honours) at the University of Delhi (1998-2001) and moved to the Univl£"