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The phospholipid fatty acids of the marine sponge Xestospongia muta
Author(s) -
Carballeira Néstor M.,
Maldonado Lilliam
Publication year - 1988
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/bf02535668
Subject(s) - sponge , fatty acid , phospholipid , lipidology , biology , clinical chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry , botany , membrane
The rare phospholipid fatty acids 3,7,11‐trimethyldodecanoic ( 1 ), 5,9‐hexadecadienoic ( 2 ) and 12‐methyl‐hexadecanoic ( 3 ) were identified in the marine sponge Xestospongia muta . Branched fatty acids in X. muta accounted for 35% of the total fatty acid mixture. It was observed that the occurrence of the 5,9‐hexadecadienoic acid ( 2 ) coincides with the complete absence of the very long chain fatty acid 5,9‐hexacosadienoic. The acid 5,9,19‐octacosatrienoic seems to be found in most Xestospongia species.