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6‐methyl‐8‐hexadecenoic acid: A novel fatty acid from the marine sponge Desmapsama anchorata
Author(s) -
Carballeira Néstor M.,
Maldonado Maria E.
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/bf02535670
Subject(s) - behenic acid , fatty acid , palmitic acid , chemistry , sponge , phospholipid , fatty acid methyl ester , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , botany , membrane , biodiesel , catalysis
The novel fatty acid 7‐methyl‐8‐hexadecenoic ( 1 ) was identified in the marine sponge Desmapsama anchorata . Other interesting fatty acids identified were 14‐methyl‐8‐hexadecenoic ( 2 ), better known through its methyl ester as one of the components of the sex attractant of the female dermestid beetle, and the saturated fatty acid 3‐methylheptadecanoic ( 3 ), known to possess larvicidal activity. The main phospholipid fatty acids encountered in D. anchorata were palmitic (16∶0), behenic (22∶0) and 5,9‐hexacosadienoic acid (26∶2), which together accounted for 50% of the total phospholipid fatty acid mixture.