Phylogenetic investigation of the aliphatic, non-hydrolyzable biopolymer algaenan, with a focus on green algae

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 854-862

  Kodner, Robin B ^a   Summons, Roger E ^b   Knoll, Andrew H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC BIOPOLYMERS; GREEN ALGA; INSOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTER; MARINE ORGANISMS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROFOSSILS; MOLECULAR CLASS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; REFRACTORY ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMOLECULES;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; GREEN ALGA; HYDROLYSIS; MICROFOSSIL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PLANTAE;

EID: 67649769824     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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