Perylene as an indicator of conifer fossil wood degradation by wood-degrading fungi

L Marynowski, J Smolarek, A Bechtel, M Philippe… - Organic …, 2013 - Elsevier
The occurrence of perylene in Middle Jurassic fossil wood and Miocene xylites from Poland
is described, along with its correlation with unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Petrographical and organic geochemical study of the Kovin lignite deposit, Serbia

D Mitrović, N Đoković, D Životić, A Bechtel… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The origin of the organic matter (OM) and the characteristics of the depositional environment
of lignites from the Upper Miocene Kovin deposit (hosting three coal seams) of Serbia were …

Recent advances in hopanoids analysis: Quantification protocols overview, main research targets and selected problems of complex data exploration

PK Zarzycki, JK Portka - The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pentacyclic triterpenoids, particularly hopanoids, are organism-specific compounds and are
generally considered as useful biomarkers that allow fingerprinting and classification of …

Conifer-mixed tropical rainforest in the Indian Paleogene: New evidences from terpenoid signatures

R Chetia, RP Mathews, PK Singh, A Sharma - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paleocene sediments from Barsingsar lignite mine section of Bikaner-Nagaur
Basin in Rajasthan, India were subjected to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC …

n-Alkane and terpenoid fingerprints of modern biomass producers unveil floral changes recorded in postglacial alpine lake sediments, Tatra Mountains, Slovakia

L Žatková, R Milovský, A Bechtel, D Starek, R Pipík… - Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sediments of two alpine lakes in Tatra Mts., Slovakia, record the environmental history of
their catchments from deglaciation in Late Glacial warming up to the Subboreal period. We …

Aliphatic hydrocarbons in the lichen class Lecanoromycetes and their potential use as chemotaxonomic indicators and biomarkers

MA Ikeda, H Nakamura, K Sawada - Organic Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Lichens are found in a wide range of terrestrial habitats and have important roles in
terrestrial ecosystems. However, because lichens are easily decomposed and are rarely …

Novel polar biomarkers of the Miocene Maritza-East lignite, Bulgaria

M Stefanova, BRT Simoneit, SP Marinov… - Organic …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study provides further insight into the composition of polar compounds in the
Miocene Maritza-East lignite, Bulgaria. Samples from two coal seams and interbedded …

Long-chain alkenes and alkadienes of eight lichen species collected in Japan

MA Ikeda, H Nakamura, K Sawada - Phytochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydrocarbons of eight lichen species isolated in Japan were analyzed, and diverse
mono-, di-, and tri-unsaturated alkenes were detected. The positions of the double bonds of …

Characteristics of sedimentary organic matter and vascular plants in tropical brackish Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka: Implications for paleoecology and chemotaxonomy

AS Ratnayake, Y Sampei, NP Ratnayake - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tropical brackish ecosystems are characterized by mangrove-dominant communities which
are well-adapted to extreme and unique environmental conditions. Organic matter (OM) …

Concentrations and composition of sphagnum peat lipids depending on temperature in the climatic zones of Western Siberia

OV Serebrennikova, MA Duchko, NG Koronatova… - Solid Fuel …, 2018 - Springer
The composition of n-alkanes; sesqui-, di-, and triterpenoids; steroids; carboxylic acids; and
tocopherols of sphagnum peat from the southern, middle, and northern taiga and forest …