Phospholipid fatty acid composition of gorgonians of the genus Eunicea: Further identification of tetracosapolyenoic acids

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-260

  Carballeira, Néstor M ^a   Sostre, Anthony ^a   Rodríguez, Abimael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

6,9,12,15,18,21 tetracosahexaenoic acid; 6,9,12,15,18 tetracosapentaenoic acid; Eunicea fusca; Eunicea laciniata; Eunicea mammosa; Eunicea succinea; Fatty acids; Gorgonians; Phospholipids; Tetracosapolyenoic acids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TETRACOSAPOLYENOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; INVERTEBRATE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTHOZOA; EUNICEA; EUNICEA FUSCA; EUNICEA LACINIATA; EUNICEA MAMMOSA; EUNICEA SUCCINEA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; INVERTEBRATA; SUCCINEA;

EID: 0031467026     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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