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%T Autoxidation of chlorophyll phytyl side chain in senescent phototrophic organisms: A potential source of isophytol in the environment
%+ Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie (MIO)
%A Rontani, Jean-Francois
%A Galeron, Marie Aimee
%< avec comité de lecture
%Z MIO:16-100
%@ 0146-6380
%J Organic Geochemistry
%I Elsevier
%V 97
%P 35-40
%8 2016-07
%D 2016
%R 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.03.008
%K Isophytol
%K Chlorophyll phytyl side-chain
%K Autoxidation
%K Phytoplankton
%K Higher plants
%K Senescence
%Z Environmental Sciences/Global ChangesJournal articles
%X In this short paper, it is demonstrated that autoxidation (free radical induced oxidation) of the chlorophyll phytyl side chain in senescent phytoplanktonic cells and higher plants constitutes a potential source of isophytol (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-1-en-3-ol) in the environment.To explain the formation of this isoprenoid alcohol, mechanisms involving the formation of the precursor 3-peroxy-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-1-ene are proposed.
%G English
%L hal-01438753
%U https://hal.science/hal-01438753
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