Carbon isotope characteristics of the diaromatic carotenoid, isorenieratene (intact and sulfide-bound) and a novel isomer in sediments

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1849-1856

  Putschew, Anke ^a   Schaeffer, Philippe ^a   Schaeffer Reiss, Christine ^a   Maxwell, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C of carotenoids; Chlorobiaceae; Diaromatic cartenoids; Gessoso solfifera formation; Isorenieratene; Sulphide bound carotenoids

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARL; MESSINIAN; PIGMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ITALY;

EID: 0032437314     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00170-3     Document Type: Article

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