| Squalene Found in Alpine Grassland Soils under a Harsh Environment in the Tibetan Plateau, China | |
Lu, Xuyang1,2 ; Ma, Shuqin3; Chen, Youchao4; Yangzom, Degyi5; Jiang, Hongmao1,6
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| Corresponding Author | Ma, Shuqin(mashuqin@htu.edu.cn) |
| 2018-12-01 | |
| Source Publication | BIOMOLECULES
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| ISSN | 2218-273X |
| Volume | 8Issue:4Pages:154 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Contribution Rank | 1 |
| Abstract | Squalene is found in a large number of plants, animals, and microorganisms, as well as other sources, playing an important role as an intermediate in sterol biosynthesis. It is used widely in the food, cosmetics, and medicine industries because of its antioxidant, antistatic, and anti-carcinogenic properties. A higher natural squalene component of lipids is usually reported as being isolated to organisms living in harsh environments. In the Tibetan Plateau, which is characterized by high altitude, strong solar radiation, drought, low temperatures, and thin air, the squalene component was identified in five alpine grasslands soils using the pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) technique. The relative abundance of squalene ranged from 0.93% to 10.66% in soils from the five alpine grasslands, with the highest value found in alpine desert and the lowest in alpine meadow. Furthermore, the relative abundance of squalene in alpine grassland soils was significantly negatively associated with soil chemical/microbial characteristics. These results indicate that the extreme environmental conditions of the Tibetan Plateau may stimulate the microbial biosynthesis of squalene, and the harsher the environment, the higher the relative abundance of soil squalene. |
| Keyword | squalene alpine grassland Py-GC/MS soil microorganism Tibetan Plateau |
| DOI | 10.3390/biom8040154 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| WOS Keyword | ORGANIC-MATTER CHEMISTRY ; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ; PYROLYSIS-GC/MS ; ECOSYSTEMS ; DIVERSITY ; PATTERNS ; NITROGEN ; CARBON ; DECOMPOSITION ; SPECTROMETRY |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | Natural Science Foundation of China[41671262] ; Natural Science Foundation of China[41877338] ; Natural Science Foundation of Tibet Autonomous Region ; Key Laboratory of Mountain Processes and Ecological Regulation, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| WOS Research Area | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| WOS Subject | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| WOS ID | WOS:000454524200057 |
| Funding Organization | Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of Tibet Autonomous Region ; Key Laboratory of Mountain Processes and Ecological Regulation, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher | MDPI |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/24831 |
| Collection | 山地表生过程与生态调控重点实验室 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Ma, Shuqin |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Mt Surface Proc & Ecol Regulat, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China; 3.Henan Normal Univ, Coll Tourism, Xinxiang 453007, Peoples R China; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Wuhan Bot Garden, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, Peoples R China; 5.Tibetan Environm Monitoring Stn, Ecol Monitoring & Res Ctr, Lhasa 850000, Peoples R China; 6.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
| First Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Lu, Xuyang,Ma, Shuqin,Chen, Youchao,et al. Squalene Found in Alpine Grassland Soils under a Harsh Environment in the Tibetan Plateau, China[J]. BIOMOLECULES,2018,8(4):154. |
| APA | Lu, Xuyang,Ma, Shuqin,Chen, Youchao,Yangzom, Degyi,&Jiang, Hongmao.(2018).Squalene Found in Alpine Grassland Soils under a Harsh Environment in the Tibetan Plateau, China.BIOMOLECULES,8(4),154. |
| MLA | Lu, Xuyang,et al."Squalene Found in Alpine Grassland Soils under a Harsh Environment in the Tibetan Plateau, China".BIOMOLECULES 8.4(2018):154. |
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