- Okenane, the
diagenetic end
product of
okenone, is a
biomarker for Chromatiaceae, the
purple sulfur bacteria.
These anoxygenic phototrophs use
light for...
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species uniquely biosynthesize the red-colored
aromatic carotenoid okenone.
Okenone has an
absorption peak
around 500 nm and is
involved in both photosynthesis...
- (May 2012). "Biosynthesis of the
biomarker okenone: χ-ring formation:
Biosynthesis of the
biomarker okenone". Geobiology. 10 (3): 205–215. doi:10.1111/j...
- 1'-Hydroxy-1-methoxy-3,4-didehydro-1,2,1',2',7',8'-hexahydro-γ,γ-caroten-2-one
Okenone 1'-Methoxy-1',2'-dihydro-c,γ-caroten-4'-one
Pectenolone 3,3'-Dihydroxy-7'...
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preserved in
modified form in the sediments. One
carotenoid molecule produced,
okenone, is
diagenetically altered to the
biomarker okenane. The
discovery of okenane...
- also live in
euxinic regions. They
produce a
different accessory pigment,
okenone, that is
preserved as
okenane and
often observed co-occurring with chlorobactane...
