Squalene in petroleum asphaltenes.

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Samman N, Ignasiak T, Chen CJ, Strausz OP, Montgomery DS

Squalene in petroleum asphaltenes.

Science. 1981 Sep 18;213(4514):1381-3.

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Abstract

Squalene, 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene, a new biological marker, has been detected in various petroleum asphaltenes and their pyrolysis products. Since squalene is the most common triterpenoid in nature and the biological precursor of the important tetra- and pentacyclic triterpane markers, its detection in asphaltene suggests new ways for marker correlations.

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