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The fatty acid composition of some entomophthoraceae
Author(s) -
Tyrrell David
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02530941
Subject(s) - pentadecanoic acid , myristic acid , chemistry , fatty acid , gas chromatography , organic chemistry , composition (language) , fungus , chromatography , botany , palmitic acid , biology , linguistics , philosophy
Lipids extracted from Conidiobolus denaesporus Drechsl. were found to contain three branched‐chain fatty acids, which together comprised about 35% of the total fatty acids of the fungus. The branchedchain acids were identified by gas‐liquid chromatography, infrared and mass spectroscopy as 12‐methyl tridecanoic, 12‐methyl tetradecanoic, and 14‐methyl pentadecanoic acids respectively. The n ‐saturated acids comprise C12, C13, C14, C16, and C18. The n C16, n C18, and n C20 unsaturated acids were also found. The occurrence of 15.2% of myristic acid and of 8.9% of eicosatetraenoic acid provides a further distinctive feature of the lipids of Conidiobolus denaesporus .