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Characterization of hydrocarbons from the Yayoi strain of the green microalga Botryococcus braunii
Author(s) -
Okada Shigeru,
Murakami Masahiro,
Yamaguchi Katsumi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1565(199707)8:4<198::aid-pca360>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - chemistry , botryococcus braunii , strain (injury) , mass spectrometry , column chromatography , chromatography , gas chromatography , silica gel , hydrocarbon , organic chemistry , medicine
Hydrocarbons from a new strain of the green microalga Botryococcus braunii , the Yayoi strain, were characterized. Normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography on a silver nitrate‐coated silica gel column was effective to isolate the hydrocarbons. Chemical structures of a C 34 and two novel C 33 botryococcene isomers, in addition to known hydrocarbons, were elucidated by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.