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Revealing the dynamics of heme-iron in marine environments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K14833
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 17050:Biogeosciences-related
Research InstitutionJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

Isaji Yuta  国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, 海洋機能利用部門(生物地球化学センター), 研究員 (80836320)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsヘム / 海洋鉄循環 / 炭素・窒素安定同位体比 / 生物地球化学 / 高速液体クロマトグラフィー / 定量分析 / 炭素安定同位体分析 / 窒素安定同位体分析 / 海洋化学 / 炭素・窒素安定同位体分析 / 炭素・窒素・鉄安定同位体比
Outline of Research at the Start

鉄は海洋で最も枯渇している必須微量元素である。海洋鉄循環は地球表層システムを駆動する一次生産の主要な規定要因であるが、海洋の鉄の動態に関する我々の理解は十分ではなく、現状では海洋鉄循環を定量的に制約できていない。その根本には、海洋溶存鉄の99%以上を占める有機鉄リガンドに関する知見が乏しいという問題がある。そこで本研究では、海洋表層の主要な有機鉄リガンドであると考えられるヘムbに着目し、定量法および炭素・窒素・鉄安定同位体比分析法を確立する。確立した手法に基づいて海洋のヘムbの濃度分布と起源を明らかにし、海洋鉄循環の全容を解明する上で不可欠な鉄の再生産を定量的に評価する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on heme B, an iron-chelated tetrapyrrole molecule, to trace the dynamics of biogenic iron in the ocean. We obtained concentration profiles of heme B in the ocean surface and the deep-sea sediments by applying our new highly-sensitive quantification method, and discussed their relevance to other environmental parameters (e.g., biomass size, phytoplankton community composition, light intensity, dissolved iron concentration, nitrate uptake ratio) which may influence the distribution of heme B. Furthermore, we established a new analytical method to determine stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of heme B, which enabled us to reveal the source microorganisms of heme B in the ocean surface and the deep-sea sediments. The sources and dynamics of biogenic iron in the ocean were discussed based on these first insights into heme B in natural environments.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海洋における鉄の動態は、地球表層の物質循環や気候変動の重要な駆動因子である。しかし、海洋鉄循環の「生物プロセスが関わる側面」に関しては十分な知見が得られていない。本研究で明らかになった海水中の生物源鉄の由来や動態に関する新知見は、生物プロセスを含めた包括的な海洋鉄循環像を確立する上で不可欠な成果である。今後も同様の解析を全球的に進めることで、人間活動に起因する鉄供給分布の変化(例えば、人為起源鉄の排出、砂漠化、氷床溶解)に対する地球システムの応答を高精度に予測することが可能になると期待される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Nitrogen sources for phytoplankton in the eastern Indian Ocean determined from δ15N of chlorophyll a and divinylchlorophyll a2022

    • Author(s)
      Y. Isaji, C. Yoshikawa, N. O. Ogawa, K. Matsumoto, A. Makabe, S. Toyoda, N. F. Ishikawa, H. Ogawa, H. Saito, M. C. Honda, N. Ohkouchi
    • Journal Title

      Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

      Volume: 23 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1029/2021gc010057

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Quantification and Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Measurements of Heme B in Environmental Samples2020

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Isaji, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshinori Takano, Naohiko Ohkouchi
    • Journal Title

      Analytical Chemistry

      Volume: 92 Issue: 16 Pages: 11213-11222

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01711

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of δ13C and δ15N Uncertainties Associated with the Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of Geoporphyrins2020

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Isaji, Nanako O. Ogawa, Christopher J. Boreham, Yuichiro Kashiyama, Naohiko Ohkouchi
    • Journal Title

      Analytical Chemistry

      Volume: 92 Issue: 4 Pages: 3152-3160

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04843

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] クロロフィル色素の窒素同位体比分析による東インド洋植物プランクトンの窒素源解析2021

    • Author(s)
      伊左治雄太,吉川知里,小川奈々子,松本和彦,眞壁明子,豊田栄,石川尚人,小川浩史,斎藤宏明,本多牧生,大河内直彦
    • Organizer
      2021年度日本地球化学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Determination of nitrogen source for phytoplankton in the eastern Indian Ocean by δ15N of chlorophyll a and divinylchlorophyll a2021

    • Author(s)
      Y. Isaji, C. Yoshikawa, N. O. Ogawa, K. Matsumoto, N. F. Ishikawa, A. Makabe, H. Ogawa, H. Saito, M. C. Honda, N. Ohkouchi
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Heme: The distribution and dynamics of a ubiquitous iron-tetrapyrrole molecule,2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Isaji, Yoshinori Takano, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 2019年大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The distribution and dynamics of a ubiquitous iron-tetrapyrrole molecule2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Isaji, Yoshinori Takano, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi
    • Organizer
      29th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 海洋懸濁態有機物中のヘムbの濃度分布2019

    • Author(s)
      伊左治雄太,小川奈々子,高野淑識,吉川知里,小畑元,本多牧生,大河内直彦
    • Organizer
      2019年度日本地球化学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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