Some Biochemical Aspects of Carbon Isotopic Paleodiet Studies

Some Biochemical Aspects of Carbon Isotopic Paleodiet Studies 

Biogeochemical Approaches to Paleodietary Analysis, edited by Ambrose and Katzenberg. 

This paper will address three subjects a) carbon isotopic composition of bone carbonate b) the possible role of hpid metabolism in determining frae-tionation between bone carbonate and collagen and its apparent trophic signature and c) concepts of routing of carbon isotopes in the body, especially from protein foods to collagen. The discussion will be limited to carbon isotope ratios C C/ C), although we appreciate that N/ N ratios, which are also very useful in determining trophic levels and somces of protein, present similar biochemical problems. 

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Schwarcz, H.P. (2000). Some biochemical aspects of carbon isotopic paleodiet studies. In Biogeochemical Approaches to Paleodietary Analysis (S.H. Ambrose, M.A. Katzenberg, Eds.), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers New York, pp. 189-209. (http //dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47194-9 10)... 

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