Abstract
Twenty genera of sponges from the class Demospongiae have been examined for fatty acid composition. All contain unusually high levels (34–79%) of C24−C30 fatty acids not generally found in other organisms. These characteristic “demospongic acids” are mostly polyunsaturated.
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Litchfield, C., Greenberg, A.J., Noto, G. et al. Unusually high levels of C24−C30 fatty acids in sponges of the class demospongiae. Lipids 11, 567–570 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532903
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