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6-methyl-8-hexadecenoic acid: A novel fatty acid from the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata

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The novel fatty acid 7-methyl-8-hexadecenoic (1) was identified in the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata. Other interesting fatty acids identified were 14-methyl-8-hexadecenoic (2), better known through its methyl ester as one of the components of the sex attractant of the female dermestid beetle, and the saturated fatty acid 3-methylheptadecanoic (3), known to possess larvicidal activity. The main phospholipid fatty acids encountered inD. anchorata were palmitic (16∶0), behenic (22∶0) and 5,9-hexacosadienoic acid (26∶2), which together accounted for 50% of the total phospholipid fatty acid mixture.

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Abbreviations

PC:

phosphatidylcholine

PE:

phosphatidylethanolamine

ECL:

equivalent chain length

GC:

gas chromatography

GC-MS:

gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

HPLC:

high pressure liquid chromatography

TLC:

thin layer chromatography.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 00931, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

    Néstor M. Carballeira & Maria E. Maldonado

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Carballeira, N.M., Maldonado, M.E. 6-methyl-8-hexadecenoic acid: A novel fatty acid from the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata . Lipids 23, 690–693 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535670

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