Paul, E. A., authorBancroft, K., authorWiebe, W. J., authorAmerican Society of Limnology and Oceanography, publisher2007-01-032007-01-031976-05Bancroft K., E. A. Paul and W. J. Wiebe, The Extraction and Measurement of Adenosine Triphosphate From Marine Sediment. Limnology and Oceanography 21, no. 3 (May 1976): 473-480. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2835285.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/85942Publisher version: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2835285.A technique has been developed, using boiling sodium bicarbonate buffer, to extract adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from marine sediments and has been tested on a variety of sediments, including those with high organic content, clay, and carbonate. Recovery of ATP, as measured by the addition of bacteria of known ATP content to sediment, varied from 64-100%. The technique also was as effective as the conventional Tris buffer for extraction of ATP from both pure cultures of bacteria grown in broth and natural seawater samples.born digitalarticleseng©1976 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.extractionATP standardssedimentATP techniqueadsorptive characteristicsbiomassText