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. 1988 Jul;23(7):690-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF02535670.

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

N M Carballeira  1 , M E Maldonado  1
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6-methyl-8-hexadecenoic acid: A novel fatty acid from the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata

N M Carballeira et al. Lipids. 1988 Jul.

Abstract

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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