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 and 2 more
Nature Communications · 2016
doi:10.1038/ncomms13144 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
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.
Abstract licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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