Fatty Acids in Eleven Species of Blue-Green Algae: Geochemical Significance
- 10 February 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 155 (3763) , 707-708
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3763.707
Abstract
Analyses of the total lipids of 11 species of blue-green algae showed a simple but qualitatively variable fatty acid composition. The species can be grouped in three categories on the basis of their oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid content. One species was unusual in that the ten-carbon acid accounts for one-half of its total fatty acid. Branched chain acids are absent in the algae, but are major components of marine bacteria. The geochemical significance of the data is discussed.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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