Four billion years of microbial terpenome evolution

Y Hoshino, L Villanueva - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are the largest and most diverse class of organic
compounds in nature and are involved in many membrane-associated cellular processes …

The production of diverse brGDGTs by an Acidobacterium providing a physiological basis for paleoclimate proxies

Y Chen, F Zheng, H Yang, W Yang, R Wu, X Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial lipid biomarkers preserved in geological archives can be used to explore past
climate changes. Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are unique …

An overview of lipid biomarkers in terrestrial extreme environments with relevance for mars exploration

PL Finkel, D Carrizo, V Parro, L Sánchez-García - Astrobiology, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Lipid molecules are organic compounds, insoluble in water, and based on carbon-carbon
chains that form an integral part of biological cell membranes. As such, lipids are ubiquitous …

[HTML][HTML] A decision support system for selection and risk management of sustainability governance approaches in multi-tier supply chain

A Jamalnia, Y Gong, K Govindan, M Bourlakis… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lower-tier suppliers' sustainability noncompliance and focal company's failure at meeting
the expectations of the stakeholders to extend sustainability towards lower-tier suppliers …

Disentangling effects of sea surface temperature and water depth on hydroxylated isoprenoid GDGTs: insights from the Hadal zone and global sediments

W Xiao, Y Xu, C Zhang, J Lin, W Wu… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxylated isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (OH‐GDGTs) preserved in
marine sediments are thought to be controlled by sea surface temperature (SST). However …

The squalene route to C30 carotenoid biosynthesis and the origins of carotenoid biosynthetic pathways

C Santana-Molina, V Henriques… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Carotenoids are isoprenoid lipids found across the tree of life with important implications in
oxidative stress adaptations, photosynthetic metabolisms, as well as in membrane …

Impact of dragon fruit waste in microbial fuel cells to generate friendly electric energy

RF Segundo, SM Benites, M De La Cruz-Noriega… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollution generated by the misuse of large amounts of fruit and vegetable waste has
become a major environmental and social problem for developing countries due to the …

De novo phytosterol synthesis in animals

D Michellod, T Bien, D Birgel, M Violette, M Kleiner… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Sterols are vital for nearly all eukaryotes. Their distribution differs in plants and animals, with
phytosterols commonly found in plants whereas most animals are dominated by cholesterol …

Chirality in organic and mineral systems: A review of reactivity and alteration processes relevant to prebiotic chemistry and life detection missions

C Lee, JM Weber, LE Rodriguez, RY Sheppard… - Symmetry, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chirality is a central feature in the evolution of biological systems, but the reason for
biology's strong preference for specific chiralities of amino acids, sugars, and other …

Is there such a thing as a biosignature?

C Malaterre, IL Ten Kate, M Baqué, V Debaille… - Astrobiology, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The concept of a biosignature is widely used in astrobiology to suggest a link between some
observation and a biological cause, given some context. The term itself has been defined …