Impact of temperature on long chain diol and mid-chain hydroxy methyl alkanoate composition in Proboscia diatoms: Results from culture and field studies

Sebastiaan W. Rampen, Stefan Schouten, Enno Schefuss, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damste

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Abstract

Long chain 1,14-diols and 12-hydroxy methyl alkanoates are biomarker lipids for Proboscia diatoms and occur widely in Quaternary sediments. To determine the effect of temperature on the lipid composition of these algae, a new Proboscia sp. culture grown at 8 degrees C and Proboscia indica cultures grown at 18, 21, 24 and 27 degrees C were examined. The results were combined with lipid data from a A indica culture and a Proboscia alata culture, grown at 20 and 2 degrees C, respectively, from previous studies. The data showed a strong relationship between long chain diol and 12-hydroxy methyl alkanoate composition and growth temperature, i.e. the chain length increases and the degree of unsaturation of long chain 1,14-diols decreases with increasing growth temperature. To determine the effect of temperature on Proboscia lipid compositions in natural environments, we also analyzed fossil long chain 1,14-diols and 12-hydroxy methyl alkanoates in surface sediments derived from Proboscia diatoms living in the water column of the eastern South Atlantic. The results indicate a significant relationship between sea surface temperature and chain length distribution of saturated long chain diols, but also suggest that the relative abundances of unsaturated long chain diols and 12-hydroxy methyl alkanoates in sediments are predominantly determined by factors other than temperature. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1124-1131
Number of pages8
JournalOrganic Geochemistry
Volume40
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Nutrient concentrations
  • Thermal adaptation
  • Isochrysis-galbana
  • Emiliania-huxleyi
  • Membrane-lipids
  • Arabian sea
  • Fatty-acids
  • Keto-ols
  • Sediments
  • Indicators

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