Sterols of a contemporary lacustrine sediment |
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Authors: | Simon J Gaskell Geoffrey Eglinton |
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Affiliation: | Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS U.K. |
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Abstract: | C26, C27, C28 and C29 sterols, including Δ5-, Δ22- and Δ5,22-sterols and both 5α- and 5β-stanols, have been identified in the contemporary lacustrine sediment of Rostherne mere (Cheshire, England). Amounts of total sterols decrease from ca. 400 ppm extracted sediment dry weight for the 0–7 cm sediment section to ca. 40 ppm for the corresponding 18–30 cm section. 5α-stanols are of far greater abundance than the 5α-stanol isomers. The carbon number distributions of unsaturated and saturated sterols and the increase in stanol: Δ5-sterol ratio with sediment depth provide indirect evidence for the operation of a sterol hydrogenation process. C29 sterols preponderate at lower sediment depths, suggesting a predominantly higher plant input, whereas C27 sterols are more abundant in the surface sediment. |
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