Distribution of aliphatic, nonhydrolyzable biopolymers in marine microalgae

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 147-159

  Gelin, F ^a   Volkman, J K ^b   Largeau, C ^c   Derenne, S ^c   Sinninghe Damste J S ^a   De Leeuw, J W ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Algaenan; Aliphatic biomacromolecules; Chlorophyceae; Dinoflagellates; Marine microalgae; Nannochloropsis; Organic matter preservation; Py GC MS; Selective preservation; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC BIOMACROMOLECULES; MARINE MICROALGAE; ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVATION;

ALGAE; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; CHEMICAL ATTACK; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALGA; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0033014476     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00206-X     Document Type: Article

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