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5,9,23‐triacontatrienoic acid, principal fatty acid of the marine sponge Chondrilla nucula
Author(s) -
Litchfield Carter,
Tyszkiewicz John,
Dato Virginia
Publication year - 1980
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/bf02540971
Subject(s) - sponge , polyunsaturated fatty acid , fatty acid , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , botany
The marine sponge Chondrilla nucula contains 34% 30∶3Δ5,9,23 in its total fatty acids. This nonmethylene‐interrupted polyunsaturated acid, unknown in other living organisms, occurs mainly as an ester in phosphatidylethanolamine.