Early diagenesis of phytyl esters in a contemporary temperate intertidal sediment |
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| Authors: | RB Johns FT Gillan JK Volkman |
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| Institution: | Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Analysis of a sediment core for hydrolysed chlorins (acidic chlorins e.g. pheophorbide a) and non-acidic chlorins, and free, bound and esterified alcohols have been performed and the results have been interpreted in terms of input and sedimentary interconversions. There is an association of the acidic chlorin input with an input of unesterified aliphatic n-alkanols (> C20), and subsequent degradation of the chlorins with depth. Input of phytol to the anoxic region of the sediment is not associated with the n-alkanols:phytol in the sediment is derived largely from chlorophyll-a input to the surface layers as intact microalgae. Degradation with depth involves conversion of the chlorophyll-a to non-chlorin, colourless phytyl esters prior to incorporation of the phytol into a bound fraction. At depth this bound phytol is hydrolysed resulting in release of free phytol. |
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