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The sterols and fatty acids from purified flagella ofChlamydomonas reinhardi

Lipids volume 16, pages 133–136 (1981)Cite this article

Abstract

Purified flagella of the eukaryotic algaChlamydomonas reinhardi have a sterol composition (55% ergosterol [24β-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trans-trien-3β-ol] and 45% 7-dehydroporiferasterol [24β-ethylcholesta-5,7,22-trans-trien-3β-ol]) identical of that of the whole algal cell. Fatty acids isolated fromC. reinhardi flagella were identified as 16∶0, 18∶0, 18∶1, 18∶2 and 18∶3. Whole cell fatty acids included 14∶0, 16∶2 and 16∶3 in addition to those found in the flagella. Triunsaturates comprised 22.9% of the flagellar fatty acids and 76.4% of those from the whole cell.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Drexel University, 19104, Philadelphia, PA

    Michael A. Gealt, John H. Adler & William R. Nes

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Gealt, M.A., Adler, J.H. & Nes, W.R. The sterols and fatty acids from purified flagella ofChlamydomonas reinhardi . Lipids 16, 133–136 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535687

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Keywords

  • Ergosterol
  • Chlamydomonas
  • Cell Fatty Acid
  • Argentation Thin Layer Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry Peak