Intact polar lipids in the water column of the eastern tropical North Pacific: abundance and structural variety of non-phosphorus lipids

<p>Intact polar lipids (IPLs) are the main building blocks of cellular membranes and contain chemotaxonomic, ecophysiological and metabolic information, making them valuable biomarkers in microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. This study investigates IPLs in suspended particulate matter (S...

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Main Authors: F. Schubotz, S. Xie, J. S. Lipp, K.-U. Hinrichs, S. G. Wakeham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-11-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/6481/2018/bg-15-6481-2018.pdf