Studies on the fatty acids of the red alga Chondria armata (Kutz.) Okamura

Authors
Govenkar, MB Wahidulla, S
Citation
Mb. Govenkar et S. Wahidulla, Studies on the fatty acids of the red alga Chondria armata (Kutz.) Okamura, BOTAN MARIN, 42(1), 1999, pp. 3-5
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
BOTANICA MARINA
ISSN journal
00068055 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3 - 5
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-8055(199901)42:1<3:SOTFAO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The rod alga, Chondria armata, collected from Goa coast, has been studied f or its fatty acid composition. The analysis of fatty acid methyl esters by GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) revealed the presence of n-tet radecanoic, n-pentadecanoic, n-hexadecanoic, n-octadecanoic, hexadec-4-enoi c, hexadec-5-enoic, and octadec-9-enoic acids. Palmitic acid and oleic acid were dominant.