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Insoluble, non-hydrolyzable, macromolecular organic matter was shown t
o occur in substantial amounts in the loamy, acid, forest soil found i
n Lacadee (South-west France). The chemical structure of resistant org
anic material isolated from the Lacadee soil was examined by a combina
tion of spectroscopic (solid state C-13 NMR, FTIR) and pyrolytic (Curi
e-point flash Py/GC/MS) methods. The origin of this non-hydrolyzable,
aliphatic, material and its relationship with cutans and suberans from
higher plants were also considered. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. Al
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