Structural Characterisation and the Diagenetic Pathways of C25 Highly Branched Isoprenoid Hydrocarbons

dc.contributor.author	Johns, Lesley Anne
dc.contributor.other	School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-17T12:29:06Z
dc.date.available	2013-09-17T12:29:06Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.identifier	NOT AVAILABLE	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1806
dc.description.abstract	Highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) hydrocarbons have been widely reported in recent sediments. It is known that two species of diatomaceous algae, the diatoms Haslea ostrearia and Rhizosolenia setigera are able to biosynthesise C25 HBI alkenes. Large scale cultures of H. ostrearia studied previously, allowed isolation and characterisation of five HBI polyenes. The stereochemistry of the chiral centres was not reported however. The concentrations of HBIs often decrease with depth in sediment cores but the reasons for this are unknown.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Plymouth	en_US
dc.title	Structural Characterisation and the Diagenetic Pathways of C25 Highly Branched Isoprenoid Hydrocarbons	en_US
dc.type	Thesis
plymouth.version	Full version	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/1456
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.24382/1456