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Free fatty acids in the protective coats ofSpongilla wagneri gemmules

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A gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis of the free fatty acids found in the resistant coat ofSpongilla wagneri gemmules was performed. The coats were found to contain 8.79% extractable lipids with 18.53% free fatty acids, ranging in chain length from C10 to C24. The unsaturated acids were in relatively low concentrations with the preponderant saturated being palmitic and behenic. Distinct differences in distribution were observed when compared to the total gemmule fatty acids.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University at New Orleans, 70122, New Orleans, Louisiana

    J. L. Laseter & M. A. Poirrier

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Laseter, J.L., Poirrier, M.A. Free fatty acids in the protective coats ofSpongilla wagneri gemmules. Lipids 5, 722–724 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531443

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