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Lipid composition of the sponge Verongia aerophoba from the Canary Islands
Author(s) -
Nechev Jordan,
Christie William W.,
Robaina Rafael,
de Diego Fernando,
Popov Simeon,
Stefanov Kamen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/1438-9312(200212)104:12<800::aid-ejlt800>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - chemistry , fraction (chemistry) , composition (language) , gas chromatography , fatty acid , amino acid , chemical composition , food science , chromatography , biochemistry , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Abstract The fatty acid composition of the lipids from the sponge Verongia aerophoba was investigated and 60 acids were identified. Two of them were new and their structures were elucidated by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. These acids were identified as 20‐methylhexacosanoic and Δ5, 9, 22‐nonacosatrienoic. Only 13 sterols were present, and aplysterol predominated. In the volatile fraction 13 compounds were identified, mainly fatty acids, their esters and hydrocarbons, while in the n‐butanol fraction we found mainly free fatty acids and free amino acids.