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THE presence of 2-aminoethylphosphonate has been reported in ciliates1 and in two sea anemones Anthopleura elegantissima2 and Metridium dianthus3. The finding of the phosphonate in hydrolysates of lipid extracts obtained from these sources and the identification of its glyceryl ester in alcoholic extracts of the sea anemone suggest the natural occurrence of a diacylglycerylphosphonolipid. Rouser et al.4 isolated a phosphonolipid from the sea anemone and identified it as a sphingolipid on the basis of its hydrolysis products. Baer and Stanacev5 have synthesized the phosphonic acid analogue of cephalin.
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BRIDGES, R., RICKETTS, J. Formation of a Phosphonolipid by Larvae of the Housefly, Musca domestica. Nature 211, 199–200 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211199a0
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