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The Potential of Alkyl Amides as Novel Biomarkers and Their Application to Paleocultural Deposits in China.

ABSTRACT: A series of alkyl amides was detected and identified in the sedimentary record from an archaeological site at Yuchisi, Mengcheng, Anhui, China. The alkyl amides profiles change abruptly at the depth corresponding to the transition between two prehistoric cultures, which also corresponds to an abrupt change in the fatty acid ratio C18:2/C18:0. The different patterns of variation of the longer and shorter chain alkyl amides at the depth of the cultural transition may reflect differences in their response to external environmental changes, as well as different sources. This is the first study of the stratigraphic variation of alkyl amides in sediments, and their first application to assess paleoenvironmental changes. We suggest that alkyl amides may have potential as new biomarkers in archeological and paleoenvironmental studies.

SUBMITTER: Wang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5677102 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Potential of Alkyl Amides as Novel Biomarkers and Their Application to Paleocultural Deposits in China.

Wang Jianjun J Simoneit Bernd R T BRT Sheng Guoying G Chen Liqi L Xu Libin L Wang Xinming X Wang Yuhong Y Sun Liguang L

Scientific reports 20171107 1

A series of alkyl amides was detected and identified in the sedimentary record from an archaeological site at Yuchisi, Mengcheng, Anhui, China. The alkyl amides profiles change abruptly at the depth corresponding to the transition between two prehistoric cultures, which also corresponds to an abrupt change in the fatty acid ratio C<sub>18:2</sub>/C<sub>18:0</sub>. The different patterns of variation of the longer and shorter chain alkyl amides at the depth of the cultural transition may reflect ...[more]

PMID: 29116260

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