Chemistry:Algaenan
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Short description: Resistant biopolymer in the cell walls of green algae
Algaenan is the resistant biopolymer in the cell walls of unrelated groups of green algae,[1] and facilitates their preservation in the fossil record.[2]
References
- ↑ Kodner, R. B.; Summons, R. E.; Knoll, A. H. (2009). "Phylogenetic investigation of the aliphatic, non-hydrolyzable biopolymer algaenan, with a focus on green algae". Organic Geochemistry 40 (8): 854. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.05.003. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/3822893/Knoll_PhylogeneticInvestigation.pdf?sequence=2.
- ↑ Briggs, D. E. G. (1999). "Molecular taphonomy of animal and plant cuticles: selective preservation and diagenesis". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 354 (1379): 7–17. doi:10.1098/rstb.1999.0356.
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