Contrasting diagenetic pathways of higher plant triterpenoids in buried wood as a function of tree species

G Schnell, P Schaeffer, H Tardivon, E Motsch… - Organic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Terpenoid biomarkers with high chemotaxonomic value, which can be used for the
identification of an angiosperm input to sedimentary organic matter are desirable for studies …

Aliphatic and aromatic triterpenoid hydrocarbons in a Tertiary angiospermous lignite

SA Stout - Organic Geochemistry, 1992 - Elsevier
The hydrocarbon biomarker assemlage of a liptinite-rich, early Tertiary angiospermous
lignite has been characterized. The biomarker fistribution for the lignite confirms the low …

Diterpenoids of terrestrial origin

JR Hanson - Natural Product Reports, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2011. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 1755–1772 This review covers
the isolation and chemistry of the diterpenoids from terrestrial as opposed to marine sources …

Configurational isomerization in sedimentary bicyclic alkanes

RA Noble, R Alexander, RI Kagi - Organic Geochemistry, 1987 - Elsevier
The soluble organic matter and pyrolysate from a sample suit of Triassic sediments have
been analyzed by GC-MS techniques for C-8 epimers of drimane and homodrimane. The …

Short chain tricyclic terpanes as organic proxies for paleo-depositional conditions

H Xiao, M Li, BJ Nettersheim - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the paleo-environmental conditions that prevailed during the deposition of
sediments provides invaluable information for paleo-ecological and evolutionary …

Molecular fossils in coastal bitumens from southern Australia: signatures of precursor biota and source rock environments

DM McKirdy, RE Summons, D Padley, KM Serafini… - Organic …, 1994 - Elsevier
Weathered waxy crude oil and black asphaltite (tar) are regularly washed ashore along the
coastlines of South Australia and western Victoria. These bitumens generally strand on …

A novel triterpenoid carbon skeleton in immature sulphur-rich sediments

S Schouten, JSS Damsté, JW de Leeuw - Geochimica et cosmochimica acta, 1995 - Elsevier
A novel S compound, 1, 4-bis (2′, 5′, 5′, 8a′-tetramethylhexahydrothiochroman)-
butane has been detected in several immature S-rich sediments, of which the desulphurized …

Triterpene alcohol isolation from oil shale

P Albrecht, G Ourisson - Science, 1969 - science.org
RO Triterpene Alcohol Isolation from Oil Shale Page 1 evidence. On the other hand, Venus
observations in this wavelength range and at other wavelengths are entirely compatible with …

Biogenic and abiogenic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from two remote Adirondack lakes

YL Tan, M Heit - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981 - Elsevier
Abstract Sediment cores from Sagamore Lake and Woods Lake in New York State's
Adirondack Park, an area remote from industrial activities, were analyzed for polynuclear …

Natural product molecular fossils

H Falk, K Wolkenstein - Progress in the chemistry of organic natural …, 2017 - Springer
The natural products synthesized by organisms that were living a long time ago gave rise to
their molecular fossils. These can consist of either the original unchanged compounds or …