Depositional settings as an influencing factor on lipid biomarker distribution in pre-peloids from Serbia and Slovenia: initial step in determining the biotechnological potential
Aleksandra Šajnović , Gorica Veselinović , Nikola Burazer , Gordana Gajica , Sanja Stojadinović , Polonca Trebše , Branimir Jovančićević
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Abstract
Assessing the biotechnological potential of pre-peloids begins with identifying beneficial metabolites derived from microorganisms or higher plant precursors, whose presence depends on environmental conditions during peloid formation. Therefore, this study examines the impact of distinct depositional settings on lipid biomarker distribution in the organic matter (OM) of pre-peloids from freshwater continental (Vrujci, VRU), saline continental (Rusanda, RUS; Ovča, OVC), and marine (Sečovlje, SEC) environments using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The OM of the VRU sample is rich in higher-plant-derived odd long-chain n-alkane members, esters of tetracosanoic and octacosanoic acids, C29 regular sterane, retene, and aromatic triterpenoids with ursane or oleanane carbon skeleton. Mixed microalgae/bacteria and higher plant biomass comprise the OM of pre-peloids deposited under saline continental environment settings. A greater participation of microalgae/bacteria in the OM of OVC sample is inferred from the prevalence of short-chain n-C17 alkane and the highest content of fatty acid esters, while bimodal distribution of n-alkanes, with prevalence of long-chain homologs n-C27–n-C33, short-chain C21 and C22 steranes, and C27 regular sterane in the OM of RUS sample, are pointing to mixed microbial/higher plant biomass. The accumulation of short-chain even n-alkane homologs, C28 ster-2-ene and C29 ster-2-ene sterenes, along with C27 hopene and diploptene, possessing (cyano)bacterial origin, dominate the OM of the SEC sample. All the above-mentioned compounds, recognized for possessing a broad spectrum of biological activities, may contribute to the final peloid product quality and applicability.
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Catena publishes papers describing original field and laboratory investigations and reviews on geoecology and landscape evolution with emphasis on interdisciplinary aspects of soil science, hydrology and geomorphology. It aims to disseminate new knowledge and foster better understanding of the physical environment, of evolutionary sequences that have resulted in past and current landscapes, and of the natural processes that are likely to determine the fate of our terrestrial environment.
Papers within any one of the above topics are welcome provided they are of sufficiently wide interest and relevance.