TY - JOUR
T1 - δ13C-δD distribution of lipid biomarkers in a bacterial mat from a hot spring in Miyagi Prefecture, NE Japan
AU - Naraoka, Hiroshi
AU - Uehara, Tomoko
AU - Hanada, Satoshi
AU - Kakegawa, Takeshi
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge Y. Chikaraishi, C.L. Zhang helpful comments and suggestions. The work was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (H.N.).
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Bacterial communities often develop with distinct metabolisms in hot springs using various chemical substrates. The carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of characteristic lipid biomarkers such as C16:1 and C20:1 fatty acids (FAs) have been determined in a bacterial mat at the Naruko hot spring, Japan. The C20:1 FA is extremely enriched in 13C (-0.5‰) and derives from hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria which fix carbon via the reversed tricarboxylic acid cycle. On the other hand, the C16:1 FA has a δ13C value of -36.8‰, consistent with an origin in sulfur-oxidizing bacteria utilizing the Calvin cycle for carbon fixation. The C20:1 FA is more depleted in D (-469‰) by ca. 300‰ than the C16:1 FA (-173‰), suggesting a D-depleted hydrogen pool (NADH or NADPH) for lipid synthesis by the hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. The distinct δ13C-δD distribution of lipid biomarkers is useful for clarifying the metabolic pathways between different organisms in a bacterial ecosystem in hot springs.
AB - Bacterial communities often develop with distinct metabolisms in hot springs using various chemical substrates. The carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of characteristic lipid biomarkers such as C16:1 and C20:1 fatty acids (FAs) have been determined in a bacterial mat at the Naruko hot spring, Japan. The C20:1 FA is extremely enriched in 13C (-0.5‰) and derives from hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria which fix carbon via the reversed tricarboxylic acid cycle. On the other hand, the C16:1 FA has a δ13C value of -36.8‰, consistent with an origin in sulfur-oxidizing bacteria utilizing the Calvin cycle for carbon fixation. The C20:1 FA is more depleted in D (-469‰) by ca. 300‰ than the C16:1 FA (-173‰), suggesting a D-depleted hydrogen pool (NADH or NADPH) for lipid synthesis by the hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. The distinct δ13C-δD distribution of lipid biomarkers is useful for clarifying the metabolic pathways between different organisms in a bacterial ecosystem in hot springs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.11.008
DO - 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.11.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77549087573
SN - 0146-6380
VL - 41
SP - 398
EP - 403
JO - Organic Geochemistry
JF - Organic Geochemistry
IS - 4
ER -