Sedimentary sterols and steryl chlorin esters: distribution differences and significance

Pearce, GES; Harradine, PJ; Talbot, HM; Maxwell, JR

HERO ID

4936919

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Journal Article

Year

1998

HERO ID 4936919
In Press No
Year 1998
Title Sedimentary sterols and steryl chlorin esters: distribution differences and significance
Authors Pearce, GES; Harradine, PJ; Talbot, HM; Maxwell, JR
Journal Organic Geochemistry
Volume 28
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 3-10
Abstract The sterol distributions in the steryl chlorin esters (SCEs) from three marine and two lacustrine sediments have been compared with the free sterols and known water column sterol distributions. The comparison provides further evidence that the SCE sterol distributions are more representative of the original phytoplanktonic sterol distribution than are the free sterol distributions. This is most clearly seen in the relative abundance of C-26 sterols and 4-methyl sterols, and in the stanol/stenol ratios. It appears that in general the SCE sterols are less susceptible to selective biodegradation than the free sterols. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00124-1
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Keyword Black Sea; Baltic Sea; Priest Pot; Lake Valencia; steryl chlorin esters; sterols; pyrophaeophorbide a; chlorophyll a