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Steranes constitute a
group of
alkane organic compounds with a cyclopentane-fused
hydrogenated phenanthrene structure as the
parent nucleus, and they derived...
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basin dating back
perhaps to 1.6 to 1.7
billion years ago. The
presence of
steranes, eukaryotic-specific biomarkers, in
Australian shales previously indicated...
- 0]decane)
Polycycloalkanes Adamantane Diamondoid Perhydrophenanthrene Sterane Cubane Prismane Dodecahedrane Basketane Churchane Pagodane Twistane Other...
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Their presence has been
indirectly detected by
fossilized steroids,
called steranes,
hydrocarbon markers characteristic of the cell
membranes of the sponges...
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steranes that are
thought to be
derived from
cyanobacteria and eukaryotes, respectively, were
found in the
Pilbara of
Western Australia.
Steranes are...
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forms do exist, such as the
sterane campestane (24R-methylcholestane).
Along with
cholestane and stigmastane, this
sterane is used as a
biomarker for early...
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aromatic hydrocarbons, hopanes,
steranes, and
specific nitroarenes (e.g. 1-nitropyrene). The
ratio of
hopanes and
steranes to
elemental carbon can be used...
- 24-n-Propylcholestane is a
sterane,
which are
derived from
sterols after being buried in the sediment.
Sterols turn into
steranes by
saturating the sterol's...
- 0]decane)
Polycycloalkanes Adamantane Diamondoid Perhydrophenanthrene Sterane Cubane Prismane Dodecahedrane Basketane Churchane Pagodane Twistane Other...
- IRMS. More generally,
steranes can be used as an
indicator of
environmental shifts. A
study has
presented δ13C
values of
steranes versus hopanes and used...
