Identification of double‐bond positions in isomeric alkenones from a lacustrine haptophyte

JT Dillon, WM Longo, Y Zhang… - … in Mass Spectrometry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Measurements of alkenone unsaturation ratios are widely used for
paleotemperature reconstructions in ocean and lake environments. Previously, we reported …

Temperature calibration and phylogenetically distinct distributions for freshwater alkenones: Evidence from northern Alaskan lakes

WM Longo, S Theroux, AE Giblin, Y Zheng… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Alkenones are a class of unsaturated long-chain ketone biomarkers that have been used to
reconstruct sea surface temperature and, more recently, continental temperature, by way of …

Long chain alkenones in Greenland lake sediments: Low δ 13C values and exceptional abundance

WJ D'Andrea, Y Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Long chain alkenones (LCAs) are a key class of biomarkers for certain members of the algal
class Prymnesiophyceae (ie, prymnesiophytes). They are ubiquitous in ocean sediments …

Climatic and environmental controls on the occurrence and distributions of long chain alkenones in lakes of the interior United States

JL Toney, Y Huang, SC Fritz, PA Baker, E Grimm… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Long chain alkenones (LCA) are temperature-sensitive lipids with great potential for
quantitative reconstruction of past continental climate. We conducted the first survey for …

Widespread occurrence of distinct alkenones from Group I haptophytes in freshwater lakes: Implications for paleotemperature and paleoenvironmental reconstructions

WM Longo, Y Huang, Y Yao, J Zhao, AE Giblin… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alkenones are C 35–C 42 polyunsaturated ketone lipids that are commonly employed to
reconstruct changes in sea surface temperature. However, their use in coastal seas and …

Production and temperature sensitivity of long chain alkenones in the cultured haptophyte Pseudoisochrysis paradoxa

S Theroux, J Toney, L Amaral-Zettler, Y Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
The alkenone unsaturation index (U 37 K or U 37 K′) serves as a critical tool for
reconstructing temperature in marine environments. Lacustrine haptophyte algae are …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of saponification and silver-nitrate purification on lacustrine alkenone distributions and alkenone-based indices

C Martin, N Richter, R Lloren, N Dubois - Journal of Chromatography A, 2024 - Elsevier
A growing interest in lacustrine alkenones as a proxy for continental paleotemperature
reconstructions accompanied important methodological improvements over the past two …

Alkenone paleothermometry: Biological lessons from marine sediment records off western South America

FG Prahl, AC Mix, MA Sparrow - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2006 - Elsevier
An empirical global core-top calibration that relates the alkenone unsaturation index
[Formula: see text] to mean annual SST (maSST) is statistically the same as that defined for …

Optimizing chromatographic resolution for simultaneous quantification of long chain alkenones, alkenoates and their double bond positional isomers

Y Zheng, R Tarozo, Y Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
We report here our latest attempt to optimize gas chromatographic (GC) separation of long
chain alkenones and alkenoates from haptophyte cultures and sediments. Building upon the …

Phylogenetic diversity and evolutionary relatedness of alkenone-producing haptophyte algae in lakes: implications for continental paleotemperature reconstructions

S Theroux, WJ D'Andrea, J Toney… - Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Alkenones have been found in an increasing number of lakes around the world, making
them a promising new tool for continental paleoclimate reconstruction. However, individual …