2α-Methylhopanoids: First recognition in the bacterium Methylbacterium organophilum and obtention via sulphur induced isomerization of 2β-methylhopanoids. An account for their presence in sediments

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96162-9

First recognition of 2α-methyldiplopterol from the bacterium Methylbacterium organophilum and sulphur induced isomerization of 2β-methylhopanoids into their 2α-methyl isomers suggest a dual origin for the sedimentary 2α-methylhopanoids.