Antarctic Snow Algae Phytochemical Compounds for UV Protection Research

Snow algae samples collected from the Windmill Islands region near Casey Station, Antarctica, in 2001 were analyzed for UV-protecting compounds. The dataset likely contains fields for species, location, sample, date, and identified compounds. The analysis was conducted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre using GC/MS methods and the NIST mass spectral library for tentative structural assignments.

Use Cases

• Identify potential UV-protecting phytochemicals based on the GC/MS analysis of algal extracts.
• Compare compound profiles between cultured and wild Antarctic snow algae species.
• Investigate the relationship between algal species, location, and phytochemical production.
• Screen for novel bioactive compounds in extremophile organisms based on the mass spectral data.

Strengths

• Samples were collected from specific Antarctic locations around Casey Station and the Windmill Islands.
• Analysis compared wild samples from Churchill Point and Sparkes Bay to cultured green snow algae.
• Structural assignments were made using the NIST mass spectral library.

Limitations

• Last updated 2001-12-27 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

AU_AADC (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)

Collection Method

Field collection in Antarctica followed by laboratory GC/MS analysis of ethyl acetate extracts.

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2001-12-27 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Windmill Islands region, Antarctica, specifically around Casey Station, Churchill Point, Sparkes Bay, and Newcombe Bay.