The uronic acid content of coccolith-associated polysaccharides provides insight into coccolithogenesis and past climate

Renee B. Y. Lee; Despoina A. I. Mavridou; Grigorios Papadakos; Harry L. O. McClelland; Rosalind E. M. Rickaby

doi:10.1038/ncomms13144

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

The uronic acid content of coccolith-associated polysaccharides provides insight into coccolithogenesis and past climate

Renee B. Y. Lee,
Despoina A. I. Mavridou,
Grigorios Papadakos,
Harry L. O. McClelland,
Rosalind E. M. Rickaby

Affiliations

Renee B. Y. Lee: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Despoina A. I. Mavridou: Department of Life Sciences, MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London
Grigorios Papadakos: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford
Harry L. O. McClelland: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Rosalind E. M. Rickaby: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13144
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Coccolith-associated polysaccharides (CAPs) are central for the biomineralization of marine algae. Here, Leeet al. show that CAPs can be isolated from extant and fossil samples and that their uronic acid content can be used as a palaeoclimate proxy.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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