Abstract
The fatty acid composition of a new strain of Vibrio alginolyticus, found in the alga Cladophora coelothrix, was studied. Among 38 different fatty acids, a new fatty acid, 9-methyl-10-hexadecenoic acid and the unusual 11-methyl-12-octadecenoic acid, were identified. Linear alkylbenzene fatty acids, such as 10-phenyldecanoic acid, 12-phenyldodecanoic acid and 14-phenyltetradecanoic acid, were also found in V. alginolyticus. The alga contained 43% saturated fatty acids, and 28% C16–C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n−3 and n−6 families.
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Abbreviations
- ECL:
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equivalent chainlength
- GC/MS:
-
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
- SAM:
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S-adenosyl methionine
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Carballeira, N.M., Sostre, A., Stefanov, K. et al. The fatty acid composition of a Vibrio alginolyticus associated with the alga Cladophora coelothrix. Identification of the novel 9-methyl-10-hexadecenoic acid. Lipids 32, 1271–1275 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-006-0163-4
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