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Geochemistry of Proteins, Peptides, and Amino Acids

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Proteins account for most of the nitrogen compounds in living systems and in fact make up a sizable fraction of the bulk weight in many organisms, often over 50 percent on a dry-weight basis [1]. Peptides and free amino acids, though present in all living cells as metabolic intermediates and products, make up only a relatively small fraction of the nitrogen compounds present [2, 3].

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