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Lipid composition ofAcetabularia mediterranea (Lamour.) Variations during cap morphogenesis

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YoungAcetabularia mediterranea cells without cap have a fatty acid composition different from other green algae currently used for biological research. They contain important quantities of palmitic and oleic acid, but are very poor in polyunsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic and linolenic acid. (These polyunsaturated fatty acids are predominant in higher plants and many green algae.)

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  1. J. P. Dubacq

    Present address: Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, Université de Paris VI, Equipe de recherche associée au C.N.R.S. n∘ 323, Paris, France

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  1. Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire Végétale, Université de Paris VII, Equipe de recherche associée au C.N.R.S. n∘ 325, Montrouge, France

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Dubacq, J.P. Lipid composition ofAcetabularia mediterranea (Lamour.) Variations during cap morphogenesis. Protoplasma 76, 373–385 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01279134

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