Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.

This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of o...

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Main Authors: Mohd Ali, Masni, Humrawali, Norfariza, Latif, Mohd Talib, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Publisher 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23544/
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author Mohd Ali, Masni
Humrawali, Norfariza
Latif, Mohd Talib
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
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description This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of organic matter. The compounds extracted from the sediments were quantified using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The distributions of sterols indicated that organic matter at all sampling stations originated from a mixture of marine source and terrestrial origins at different proportions. A total of eleven sterols were quantified, with the major compounds being phytosterols (44% of total sterols), cholesterol (11%), brassicasterol (11%) and fecal sterols (12%).
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spelling upm-235442015-10-16T08:20:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23544/ Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. Mohd Ali, Masni Humrawali, Norfariza Latif, Mohd Talib Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of organic matter. The compounds extracted from the sediments were quantified using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The distributions of sterols indicated that organic matter at all sampling stations originated from a mixture of marine source and terrestrial origins at different proportions. A total of eleven sterols were quantified, with the major compounds being phytosterols (44% of total sterols), cholesterol (11%), brassicasterol (11%) and fecal sterols (12%). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Publisher 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23544/1/Composition%20and%20sources%20of%20Sterols%20in%20Pulau%20Tinggi.pdf Mohd Ali, Masni and Humrawali, Norfariza and Latif, Mohd Talib and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi (2011) Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (2). pp. 111-118. ISSN 0026-6039 http://www.ukm.my/ English
spellingShingle Mohd Ali, Masni
Humrawali, Norfariza
Latif, Mohd Talib
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title_full Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title_fullStr Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title_short Composition and sources of Sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.
title_sort composition and sources of sterols in pulau tinggi, johor, malaysia.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23544/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23544/1/Composition%20and%20sources%20of%20Sterols%20in%20Pulau%20Tinggi.pdf