Algae Botryococcus braunii

Metzger, P., Casadevall, E., Pouet, M. J. and Pouet, Y. (1985). Structures of some botryococcenes branched hydrocarbons from the B-race of the green alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry, 24,2995-3002. 

Zang, X., Nguyen, R.T., Harvey, R., Knicker, H., and Hatcher, P.G (2001) Preservation of proteinaceous material during the degradation of the green alga Botryococcus braunii a solid-state 2D 15N 13C NMR spectroscopy study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 3299-3305. 

Largeau C., Casadevall E., Kadouri A., and Metzger P. (1984) Comparative study of immature torbanite and of the extant alga Botryococcus braunii. Org. Geochem. 6, 327-332. 

Botryococcane, a saturated C34 isoprenoidal alkane, is a particularly useful source- and environment-specific indicator. It appears to be derived only from the alga Botryococcus braunii, which is widely distributed in... 

Knights B.A., Brown A.C., Conway E., Middleditch B.S. (1970) Hydrocarbons from the green form of the freshwater alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochem. 9, 1317—24. 

Squalene occurs in cod-liver oil and in several vegetable oils, for example those from rape and cotton seed. Red algae Laurencia okamurai produce (+)-l,10-epoxy-squalene. Botryococcane is the parent hydrocarbon of some branched and alkylated triterpenoid polyenes found in the algae Botryococcus braunii and referred to as C3o-C37-botryococcenes, depending on the number of their carbon atoms. 

Isol. from the green alga Botryococcus braunii. 

Isol. from the alga Botryococcus braunii and various plant spp. Fp 48.7°. Bp3o 271.2°. 

Aaronson, S., T. Berner, K. Gold, L. Kushner, N.J. Patni, A. Repak, and D. Rubin Some observations on the green planktonic alga, Botryococcus braunii and its bloom form. J. Plankton Res. 5, 693 (1983). 

Wake, L.V., and W. Hillen Study of a bloom of the oil-rich alga Botryococcus braunii in the Darwin River Reservoir. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 22, 1637 (1980). 

Maxwell, J.R., A.G. Douglas, G. Eglinton, and A. McCormick The botryococ-cenes-Hydrocarbons of novel structure from the alga Botryococcus braunii Kiitzing. Phytochemistry 7, 2157 (1968). 

Brown, A.C., B.A. Knights, and E. Conway Hydrocarbon content and its relationship to physiological state in the green alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry 8, 543 (1969). 

Wake, L.V., and L.W. Hillen Nature and hydrocarbon content of the alga Botryococcus braunii occurring in Australian freshwater lakes. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 32, 353 (1981). 

Metzger, P., E. Villarreal-Rosales, E. Casadevall, and A. Coute Hydrocarbons, aldehydes and triacylglycerols in some strains of the A race of the green alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry 28, 2349 (1989). 

Metzger, P., and E. Casadevall Lycopadiene, a tetraterpenoid hydrocarbon from new strains of the green alga Botryococcus braunii. Tetrahedron Letters 28, 3931 (1987). 

Douglas, A.G., K, Douraghi-Zadeh, and G. Eglinton The fatty acids of the alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry 8, 285 (1969). 

Casadevall, E., P. Metzger, and M.-P. Puech Biosynthesis of triterpenoid hydrocarbons in the alga Botryococcus braunii. Tetrahedron Letters 25, 4123 (1984). 

Wolf, F.R., E.K. Nemethy, J.H. Blanding, and J.A. Bassham Biosynthesis of unusual acyclic isoprenoids in the alga Botryococcus braunii. Phytochemistry 24, 733 (1985). 

Grung, M., P. Metzger, and S. Liaaen-Jensen Primary and secondary carotenoids in two races of the green alga Botryococcus braunii. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 17, 263 (1989). 

Largeau, C., S. Derenne, E. Casadevall, A. Kadouri, and N. Sellier Pyrolysis of immature Torbanite and of the resistant biopolymer (PRB A) isolated from extant alga Botryococcus braunii. Mechanism of formation and structure of Torbanite. Org. Geochem. 10, 1023 (1986). 

Laureillard, J., C. Largeau, F. Waeghemaeker, and E. Casadevall Biosynthesis of the resistant polymer in the alga Botryococcus braunii. Studies on the possible direct precursors. Journal of Natural Products 49, 794 (1986). 

Largeau, C., E. Casadevall, and D. Dif Renewable hydrocarbon production from the alga Botryococcus braunii. In Energy from biomass. 1st E.C. Conference, ed. by W. Palz, P. Chartier, and D.O. Hall. London Applied Science Publishers. 1981. 

Weetall, H. Studies on the nutritional requirements of the oil-producing alga Botryococcus braunii. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 11, 377 (1985). 

Chirac, C., E. Casadevall, C. Largeau, and P. Metzger Bacterial influence upon growth and hydrocarbon production of the green alga Botryococcus braunii J. Phycol. 21, 380 (1985). 

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