Abstract
Ladderane lipids, containing three or five linearly concatenated cyclobutane moieties, are considered
to be unique biomarkers for the process of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, an important link in the
oceanic nitrogen cycle. Due to the thermal lability of the strained cyclobutane moieties, the ladderane
lipids are difficult to analyze by gas chromatography. A method
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