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Table T9. Radioactive and stable isotopic substrates used for incubation experiments of sediment slurry, Expedition 329.

  Experiment type Metabolism Compound Radioactive isotope Stable isotope
Activity (kBq/µL) Added volume
(µL)
Activity
in vial
(kBq/vial)
Specific
activity
(kBq/µM)
Concentration label
(µM/µL) (M)
Label
(%)
Added
volume (µL)
Final concentration in vial (µM)
A Autotrophy 14C bicarbonate 3.70 80 296 1.42        
B     Autotrophy 14C bicarbonate 3.70 80 296 1.42        
Nitrification 15N ammonium         1 99 8 200
  33P phosphate 37 8 296 3700        
C     Autotrophy 14C bicarbonate 3.70 80 296 1.42        
N fixation 15N dinitrogen gas           99   1 mL gas
  33P phosphate 37 8 296 3700        
D   Autotrophy 14C bicarbonate 3.70 80 296 1.42        
Organic P uptake 33P ATP 37 8 296 1.11E+08        
E Heterotrophy 14C acetate 0.84 80 67 2146        
F     Heterotrophy 14C acetate 0.84 80 67 2146        
Nitrification 15N ammonium   8     1 99 8 200
  33P phosphate 37 8 296 3700        
G     Heterotrophy 14C acetate 0.84 80 67 2146        
N fixation 15N dinitrogen gas           99   1 mL gas
  33P phosphate 37 8 296 3700        
H   Nitrate reduction 15N nitrate   8     1 99 8 200
Autotrophy 13C bicarbonate   80     1 99 80 2000

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