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ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY
卷 37, 期 9, 页码 1036-1041出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.05.008
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Isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are specific membrane lipids derived from archaea, one of the three domains of life. These lipids can be used as biomarkers in paleo-ecological studies. GDGTs can be analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/mass spectrometry (MS). To quantify GDGTs, external standard curves were run monthly on the HPLC/MS. However, external standard curves represented a snapshot and do not adjust for changes during storage, dissolution and manipulation of samples or drifts in HPLC/MS conditions. To measure absolute GDGT abundances more accurately, we tested the use of a newly synthesized C-46 GDGT as an internal standard. The accuracy in the determination of GDGT concentration improved significantly when using the internal standard (5% standard deviation) compared to that obtained with the monthly external standard curve (43% standard deviation). Thus, the new internal standard technique will greatly improve the accuracy of GDGT abundance measurements, increase the potential of GDGTs in paleo-ecological studies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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