Identification of bacteriophaeophytin a esterified with geranylgeraniol in an Antarctic lake sediment
Squier, Angela H.; Hodgson, Dominic A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3841-3746; Keely, Brendan J..
2004
Identification of bacteriophaeophytin a esterified with geranylgeraniol in an Antarctic lake sediment.
Organic Geochemistry, 35 (2).
203-207.
10.1016/j.orggeochem.2003.10.006
Abstract/Summary
Bacteriophaeophytin a with geranylgeraniol as the C-17(3) esterifying alcohol has been identified in a sediment from Progress Lake, east Antarctica by using atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. This transformation product of bacteriochlorophyll a(geranylgeraniol), constitutes a biomarker for the presence of purple non-sulfur bacteria, most likely Rhodospirillum rubrum, in the lake at the time of sediment deposition.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2003.10.006 |
Programmes: | BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Signals in Antarctica of Past Global Changes |
ISSN: | 0146-6380 |
NORA Subject Terms: | Biology and Microbiology Earth Sciences Chemistry |
Date made live: | 15 Mar 2012 08:19 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12438 |
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