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Unusually high levels of C 24 −C 30 fatty acids in sponges of the class demospongiae
Author(s) -
Litchfield Carter,
Greenberg Anne J.,
Noto Gregory,
Morales Reginald W.
Publication year - 1976
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/bf02532903
Subject(s) - lipidology , polyunsaturated fatty acid , clinical chemistry , biology , sponge , fatty acid , biochemistry , chemistry , botany
Twenty genera of sponges from the class Demospongiae have been examined for fatty acid composition. All contain unusually high levels (34–79%) of C 24 −C 30 fatty acids not generally found in other organisms. These characteristic “demospongic acids” are mostly polyunsaturated.
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