Marine biopolymer self-assembly: implications for carbon cycling in the ocean

Pedro Verdugo; Monica V Orellana; Wei-Chun Chin; Timothy W Petersen; Ger van den Eng; Ronald Benner; John I Hedges

doi:10.1039/b800149a

Marine biopolymer self-assembly: implications for carbon cycling in the ocean

Faraday Discuss. 2008:139:393-8; discussion 399-417, 419-20. doi: 10.1039/b800149a.

Authors

Pedro Verdugo¹, Monica V Orellana, Wei-Chun Chin, Timothy W Petersen, Ger van den Eng, Ronald Benner, John I Hedges

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Box 351812, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, USA. verdugo@u.washington.edu

PMID: 19049009
DOI: 10.1039/b800149a

Abstract

Dissolved organic matter is the largest reservoir of reduced carbon in the ocean and is primarily composed of small biopolymers. It is a critical substrate for the microbial community and plays a pivotal role in global carbon cycling.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biopolymers / chemistry*
Carbon / chemistry*
Seawater / chemistry*

Substances

Biopolymers
Carbon