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Geochemistry of Chlorophylls

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Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 25))

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In spite of intensive studies over more than 70 years, the geochemistry of tetrapyrrole pigments still presents numerous challenges. Recent studies have focused on functionalized precursors of sedimentary porphyrins, making extensive use of developments in analytical capabilities. Many new structures have been characterized, confirming the Treibs hypothesis linking chlorophyll a to the major sedimentary porphyrin, deoxophylloerythroetioporphyrin, and revealing a number of alternative transformation pathways. Functionalized transformation products of chlorophylls a, b, and c and of bacteriochlorophylls c and d have all been recognized indicating that all primary producer communities are represented in the sedimentary record. It is evident that redox status, grazing pressure and secondary reactions can all influence the fate of chlorophyll, and that the variety of transformation products present in natural sedimentary environments contains a wealth of information pertaining to the conditions present at the time of sediment deposition. Several entirely novel pigment transformation products have been identified and others represent viable precursors for sedimentary porphyrin structures previously of uncertain origin. As a direct result of the advances in analytical methods it is now possible to perform on-line analysis at very high stratigraphic resolution. At cm and mm scale resolution pigment profiles can show a significant degree of variation, indicating that the pigments are highly sensitive markers of environmental change. Thus, in addition to providing information on the source organisms present in past environments, chlorophyll derivatives have great potential for use in a range of paleoenvironmental proxies.

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Keely, B.J. (2006). Geochemistry of Chlorophylls. In: Grimm, B., Porra, R.J., Rüdiger, W., Scheer, H. (eds) Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4516-6_37

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