This page is an online resource designed to highlight the ongoing developments of the 'Ice Proxy' and related highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) diatom lipids for environmental analyses.
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Below is a non-exhaustive list of publications relating to IP25 and highly branched isoprenoid lipids. Click on the publication to be redirected to the publishers website (links open in new windows). If you have a publication that you think should be here, please e-mail me and I can add it to the list.
Pisani, O., J. W. Louda, and R. Jaffé. 2013. Biomarker assessment of spatial and temporal changes in the composition of flocculent material (floc) in the subtropical wetland of the Florida Coastal Everglades. Environmental Chemistry. 10: 424-436.
Brown TA (2007) Identification of Arctic Sea ice diatoms: B.Sc dissertation. B.Sc Dissertation, University of Plymouth,
Peters, K. E., C. C. Walters, and J. M. Moldowan. 2007. The biomarker guide. volume 1, biomarkers and isotopes in the environment and human history. Cambridge University Press.
Belt ST, Masse G, Rowland SJ, Rohmer M (2006) Highly branched isoprenoid alcohols and epoxides in the diatom Haslea ostrearia Simonsen Org Geochem 37 (2):133-145
Xu Y, Jaffé R, Wachnicka A, Gaiser EE (2006) Occurrence of C25 highly branched isoprenoids (HBIs) in Florida Bay: Paleoenvironmental indicators of diatom-derived organic matter inputs. Org Geochem 37 (7):847-859.
2005
Sinninghe Damsté JA, Baasa M, Geenevasenb JAJ, Kenigc F (2005) Structural identification of sedimentary C21 and C22 highly branched isoprenoid alkanes. Org Geochem 36 (4):511
Massé G, Belt ST, Allard GW, Lewis CA, Wakeham SG, Rowland SJ (2004) Occurrence of novel monocyclic alkenes from diatoms in marine particulate matter and sediments. Org Geochem 35 (7):813-822
Massé G, Belt ST, Rowland SJ (2004) Biosynthesis of unusual monocyclic alkenes by the diatom Rhizosolenia setigera (Brightwell). Phytochemistry 65:1101-1106
Massé G, Belt ST, Rowland SJ, Rohmer M (2004) Isoprenoid biosynthesis in the diatoms Rhizosolenia setigera (Brightwell) and Haslea ostrearia (Simonsen). Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 101 (13):4413-4418. doi:10.1073/pnas.0400902101
Sinninghe Damsté JS, Muyzer G, Abbas B, Rampen SW, Massé G, Allard WG, Belt ST, Robert JM, Rowland SJ, Moldowan JM, Barbanti sm, Fago FJ, Denisevich P, Dahl J, Trindade LAF, Schouten S (2004) The Rise of the Rhizosolenid Diatoms. Science 304:584-587. doi:10.1126/science.1096806
2003
Belt ST, Massé G, Allard WG, Robert J-M, Rowland SJ (2003) Novel monocyclic sester- and triterpenoids from the marine diatom, Rhizosolenia setigera. Tetrahedron Lett 44 (51):9103-9106
Massé G (2003) Highly Branched Isoprenoid Alkenes from Diatoms: A Biosynthetic and Life Cycle Investigation: Ph.D thesis. University of Plymouth, Plymouth
2002
Belt ST, Massé G, Allard WG, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2002) Effects of auxosporulation on distributions of C25 and C30 isoprenoids alkenes in Rhizosolenia setigera. Phytochemistry 59:141-148. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00444-7
2001
Belt ST, Allard WG, Johns L, König WA, Massé G, Robert J-M, Rowland S (2001) Variable stereochemistry in highly branched isoprenoids from diatoms. Chirality 13 (8):415-419
Belt ST, Allard WG, Massé G, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2001) Structural characterisation of C30 highly branched isoprenoid alkenes (rhizenes) in the marine diatom Rhizosolenia setigera. Tetrahedron Lett 42:5583-5585. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01063-2
Belt ST, Massé G, Allard WG, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2001) C25 highly branched isoprenoid alkenes in planktonic diatoms of the Pleurosigma genus. Org Geochem 32:1271-1275. doi:10.1016/S0146-6380(01)00111-5
Belt ST, Massé G, Allard WG, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2001) Identification of a C25 highly branched isoprenoid triene in the freshwater diatom Navicula sclesvicensis. Org Geochem 32:1169-1172. doi:10.1016/S0146-6380(01)00102-4
Jaffé, R., R. Mead, M. E. Hernandez, M. C. Peralba, and O. A. Diguida. 2001. Origin and transport of sedimentary organic matter in two subtropical estuaries: a comparative, biomarker-based study. Organic Geochemistry. 32: 507-526.
Katsumata, H., and A. Shimoyama. 2001. Thiophenes in the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary sediments at Kawaruppu, Hokkaido, Japan. Geochemical Journal. 35: 67-76.
Rowland SJ, Allard WG, Belt ST, Massé G, Robert JM, Blackburn S, Frampton D, Revill AT, Volkman JK (2001) Factors influencing the distribution of polyunsaturated terpenoids in the diatom, Rhizosolenia setigera. Phytochemistry 58:717-728. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00318-1
Rowland SJ, Belt ST, Wraige EJ, Masse G, Roussakis C, Robert JM (2001) Effects of temperature on polyunsaturation in cytostatic lipids of Haslea ostrearia. Phytochemistry 56 (6):597-602. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00434-9
2000
Belt ST, Allard WG, Massé G, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2000) Highly branched isoprenoids (HBIs): Identification of the most common and abundant sedimentary isomers. Geochim Cosmochim Ac 64 (22):3839-3851. doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00464-6
Belt ST, Allard WG, Massé G, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (2000) Important sedimentary sesterterpenoids from the diatom Pleurosigma intermedium. Chem Commun:501-502. doi:10.1039/a909670a
Belt ST, Allard WG, Rintatalo J, Johns LA, van Duin ACT, Rowland SJ (2000) Clay and acid catalysed isomerisation and cyclisation reactions of highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) alkenes: Implications for sedimentary reactions and distributions. Geochim Cosmochim Ac 64 (19):3337-3345. doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00444-0
Johns L, Belt ST, Lewis CA, Rowland SJ, Massé G, Robert JM, König WA (2000) Configurations of polyunsaturated sesterterpenoids from the diatom, Haslea ostrearia. Phytochemistry 53:607-611
Johns L, Wraige EJ, Belt ST, Lewis CA, Massé G, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (1999) Identification of a C25 highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) diene in Antarctic sediments, Antarctic sea-ice diatoms and cultured diatoms. Org Geochem 30:1471-1475
Johns LA (1999) Structural characterisation and the diagenetic pathways of C25 highly branched isoprenoid hydrocarbons. Ph.D. , University of Plymouth,
Sinninghe Damsté JS, Rijpstra WI, Schouten S, Peletier H, van der Maarel MJEC, Gieskes WWC (1999) A C25 highly branched isoprenoid alkene and C25 and C27 n-polyenes in the marine diatom Rhizosolenia setigera. Org Geochem 30 (1):95-100
Sinninghe Damsté JS, Schouten S, Rijpstra WIC, Hopmans EC, Peletier H, Gieskes WWC, Geenevasen JAJ (1999) Structural identification of the C25 highly branched isoprenoid pentaene in the marine diatom Rhizosolenia setigera. Org Geochem 30 (12):1581-1583. doi:10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00140-0
Wraige EJ, Johns L, Belt S, Massé G, Robert J-M, Rowland S (1999) Highly branched C25 isoprenoids in axenic cultures of Haslea ostrearia. Phytochemistry 51 (1):69-73
1998
Cooke DA, Barlow R, Green J, Belt ST, Rowland SJ (1998) Seasonal variations of highly branched isoprenoid hydrocarbons and pigment biomarkers in intertidal sediments of the Tamar Estuary, UK. Mar Environ Res 45 (4-5):309-324
Wraige EJ, Belt ST, Massé G, Robert JM, Rowland SJ (1998) Variations in distributions of C25 highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) alkenes in the diatom, Haslea ostrearia: influence of salinity. Org Geochem 28 (12):855-859
1997
Rospondek MJ, Köster J, Damsté JSS (1997) Novel C26 highly branched isoprenoid thiophenes and alkane from the Menilite Formation, Outer Carpathians, SE Poland. Org Geochem 26 (5-6):295-304
Wraige EJ, Belt ST, Lewis CA, Cooke DA, Robert JM, Massé G, Rowland SJ (1997) Variations in structures and distributions of C25 highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) alkenes in cultures of the diatom, Haslea ostrearia (Simonsen). Org Geochem 27 (7/8):497-505
Xavier F, De Las Heras C, Grimalt JO, Lopez JF, Albaigés J, Sinninghe Damste JS, Schouten S, De Leeuw JW (1997) Free and sulphurized hopanoids and highly branched isoprenoids in immature lacustrine oil shales. Org Geochem 27 (1-2):41-63
1996
Belt ST, Cooke DA, Robert JM (1996) Structural characterisation of widespread polyunsaturated isoprenoid biomarkers: A C25 triene, tetraene and pentaene from the diatom Haslea ostrearia simonsen. Tetrahedron Lett 37 (27):4755. doi:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00926-4
Hird SJ, Rowland SJ (1995) An investigation of the Sources and Seasonal Variations of Highly Branched Isoprenoid Hydrocarbons in Intertidal Sediments of the Tamar Estuary, UK. Mar Environ Res 40 (4):423-437
Kenig, F., J. S. Sinninghe Damsté, A. C. Kock-Van Dalen, W. I. C. Rijpstra, A. Y. Huc, and J. W. De Leeuw. 1995. Occurrence and origin of mono-, di-, and trimethylalkanes in modern and Holocene cyanobacterial mats from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59: 2999-3015.
1994
Belt ST, Cooke DA, Hird SJ, Rowland S (1994) Structural determination of a highly branched C25 sedimentary isoprenoid biomarker by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications:2077-2078
Volkman JK, Barrett SM, Dunstan GA (1994) C25 and C30 highly branched isoprenoid alkenes in laboratory cultures of two marine diatoms. Org Geochem 21:407-414
1993
Summons RE, Barrow RA, Capon RJ, Hope JM, Stranger C (1993) The structure of a new C25 isoprenoid alkene biomarker from diatomaceous microbial communities. Australian Journal of Chemistry 46 (6):907-915
Hird SJ, Evens R, Rowland SJ (1992) Isolation and characterization of sedimentary and synthetic highly branched C20 and C25 monoenes. Mar Chem 37:117-129
1990
Kohnen MEL, Damsté JSS, Kock-van Dalen AC, Haven HLT, Rullkötter J, De Leeuw JW (1990) Origin and diagenetic transformations of C25 and C30 highly branched isoprenoid sulphur compounds: Further evidence for the formation of organically bound sulphur during early diagenesis. Geochim Cosmochim Ac 54 (11):3053-3063. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(90)90121-z
Rowland SJ, Hird SJ, Robson JN, Venkatesan MI (1990) Hydrogenation behaviour of two highly branched C25 dienes from Antarctic marine sediments. Org Geochem 15 (2):215-218
Rowland SJ, Robson JN (1990) The widespread occurence of highly branched acyclic C20, C25 and C30 hydrocarbons in recent sediments and biota - a review. Mar Environ Res 30:191-216
1989
Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., E. R. Van Koert, A. C. Kock-Van Dalen, J. W. De Leeuw, and P. A. Schenck. 1989. Characterisation of highly branched isoprenoid thiophenes occurring in sediments and immature crude oils. Organic Geochemistry. 14: 555-567.
1988
Nichols PD, Palmisano AC, Volkman JK, Smith GA, White DC (1988) Occurrence of an isoprenoid C25 diunsaturated alkene and high neutral lipid content in Antarctic sea-ice diatom communities. J Phycol 24:90-96
Robson JN, Rowland SJ (1988) Biodegradation of highly branched isoprenoid hydrocarbons: A possible explanation of sedimentary abundance. Org Geochem 13 (4-6):691-695
Robson JN, Rowland SJ (1988) Synthesis of a highly branched C30 sedimentary hydrocarbon. Tetrahedron Lett 29 (31):3837-3840
Sinninghe Damsté, J. S., H. L. Ten Haven, J. W. De Leeuw, and P. A. Schenck. 1986. Organic geochemical studies of a Messinian evaporitic basin, northern Apennines (Italy)—II Isoprenoid and n-alkyl thiophenes and thiolanes. Organic Geochemistry. 10: 791-805.
1985
Dunlop RW, Jefferies PR (1985) Hydrocarbons of the hypersaline basins of Shark Bay, Western-Australia. Org Geochem 8 (5):313-320
Rowland SJ, Yon DA, Lewis CA and Maxwell JR (1985) Occurrence of 2,6,10-trimethyl-7-(3-methylbutyl)-dodecane and related hydrocarbons in the green alga Enteromorpha prolifera and sediments. Organic Geochemistry 8, 207-213.
1984
Albaigés J, Grimalt J, Bayona JM, Risebrough R, de Lappe B, Walker Ii W (1984) Dissolved, particulate and sedimentary hydrocarbons in a deltaic environment. Org Geochem 6:237-248
Bates, T. S., S. E. Hamilton, and J. D. Cline. 1984. Vertical transport and sedimentation of hydrocarbons in the central main basin of Puget Sound, Washington [USA]. Environmental Science & Technology. 18: 299-305.
1983
Bayona, J. M., J. Grimalt, J. Albaigés, W. Walker, B. W. De Lappe, and R. W. Risebrough. 1983. Recent contributions of high resolution gas chromatography to the analysis of environmental hydrocarbons. Journal of High Resolution Chromatography. 6: 605-611.
1982
Yon DA, Maxwell JR and Ryback G (1982) 2,6,10-trimethyl-7-(3-methylbutyl)-dodecane, a novel sedimentary biological marker compound. Tetrahedron Letters 23, 2143-2146.
1980
Barrick, R. C., J. I. Hedges, and M. L. Peterson. 1980. Hydrocarbon geochemistry of the Puget Sound region—I. Sedimentary acyclic hydrocarbons. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44: 1349-1362.
1977
Brooks, P. W., G. Eglinton, S. J. Gaskell, D. J. Mchugh, J. R. Maxwell, and R. P. Philip. 1977. Lipids of Recent sediments, Part II. Branched and cyclic alkanes and alkanoic acids of some temperate lacustrine and sub-tropical lagoonal/tidal-flat sediments. Chemical Geology. 20: 189-204.
1976
Gearing, P., J. N. Gearing, T. F. Lytle, and J. S. Lytle. 1976. Hydrocarbons in 60 northeast Gulf of Mexico shelf sediments: a preliminary survey. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 40: 1005-1017.
1960
Seubert W (1960) Degradation of isoprenoid compounds by microorganisms I. Pseudomonas citronellolis n. sp: Isolation and Characterization of an Isoprenoid-Degrading Bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology 79 (3):426-434.