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The fatty acid composition of eleven species of algae belonging to Rhodophyceae, collected from the coastal zones of Qatar, are reported. The major fatty acids identified were palmitic (16:0), myristic (14:0), oleic (18:1), eicosodienoic (20:2), linoleic (18:2), stearic (18:0) and hexadecaenoic acid (16:1).
The fatty acids were characterized by the relatively high abundance of polyunsaturated acids, while the C18 unsaturated acids were appreciably more abundant than the C20 unsaturated acids.
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Heiba, H.I. Fatty acid composition of eleven algae from coastal zones of Qatar. Plant Food Hum Nutr 39, 401–405 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01092078
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