acetyl bromide lignin determination (Plantae)

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Method synopsis

Modified acetyl bromide procedure to determine acid-insoluble carbon fraction (lignin) in plant litter samples for calculating litter quality indices.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Control of litter decomposition in a subalpine meadow-sagebrush steppe ecotone under climate change (2001), Ecological Applications. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Analyze litter chemistry
   Initial litter samples were analyzed for acid-insoluble C fraction (lignin) according to modified acetyl bromide procedure and for C and N content. Results were used to calculate lignin:N ratios and other quality indices.
   Quantities: Chemical analysis performed on initial litter samplesDuration: Standard laboratory proceduresConditions: Laboratory analysis
   Equipment: Carlo Erba NA 1500 Nitrogen Analyzer, acetyl bromide reagents

Typical Equipment

• acetyl bromide reagents

Output Measurements

• lignin content
• lignin:N ratios

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol