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SOME of the protein or amino-acids synthesized in the soil exist for a long time because they become resistant towards decomposition. About 40 per cent of the total amount of nitrogen in soils are thus found in amino-acids1. This communication describes experiments dealing with the transformation of carbohydrate carbon into amino-acids and other compounds in soils.
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SØRENSEN, H. Fixation of Metabolic Products in the Soil during Decomposition of Carbohydrates. Nature 208, 97–98 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208097b0
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