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Novel, resistant microalgal polyethers; an important sink of organic carbon in the marine environment?
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Novel, resistant microalgal polyethers; an important sink of organic carbon in the marine environment?

F. Gelin, I. Boogers, A. A. M. Noordeloos, J. S. Sinninghe Damste, P. G. Hatcher and J. W. de Leeuw
Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, Vol.60(7), pp.1275-1280
01/04/1996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(96)00038-5

Abstract

algaenan aliphatic hydrocarbons alkanes carbon General geochemistry hydrocarbons kerogen marine environment marine sediments n-alkanes NMR spectra organic carbon organic compounds organic materials sediments spectra
Marine microalgal species are found to biosynthesize nonhydrolysable, mainly aliphatic biomacromolecules (algaenans), predominantly composed of C (sub 28) -C (sub 34) linear chains linked by ether bridges. The aliphatic character of Recent and ancient marine kerogens may reflect selectively preserved algaenans which may act as a source of n-alkanes in marine crude oils.

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