Avigan J, Blumer M
J Lipid Res. 1968 May;9(3):350-2.
Phytol-U-(14)C was adsorbed on algae and ingested in this form by zooplanktonic copepods (two species of Calanus). The lipids of these animals were analyzed after 48 hr and found to contain radioactive pristane and radioactive phytanic acid. The conversion of phytol to pristane by the copepods is interpreted as a likely biological source of pristane in nature.
叶绿醇-U-(14)C被藻类吸附，并以这种形式被浮游动物桡足类（两种哲水蚤属）摄取。48小时后对这些动物的脂质进行分析，发现含有放射性姥鲛烷和放射性植烷酸。桡足类将叶绿醇转化为姥鲛烷被解释为自然界中姥鲛烷可能的生物来源。
