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Science 14 August 1970:
Vol. 169. no. 3946, pp. 674 - 676
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3946.674
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Sterols in Recent Marine Sediments

David Attaway 1 and P. L. Parker 1

1 University of Texas, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas 78373

Sterolic fractions have been isolated from Recent marine sediments representing two different environments. The fractions were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and thin-layer chromatography. The major sterols in the fractions were identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The demonstrated survival of these common plant and animal sterols for several thousand years suggests that these molecules will be useful geochemical indicators.


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