Sterols from two Black Sea sponges (Haliclona sp.)

Authors
Elenkov, I Popov, S Andreev, S
Citation
I. Elenkov et al., Sterols from two Black Sea sponges (Haliclona sp.), COMP BIOC B, 123(4), 1999, pp. 357-360
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03050491 → ACNP
Volume
123
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
357 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(199908)123:4<357:SFTBSS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The sterol composition of two sponges, Haliclona flavescens and Haliclona c inerea, from the Black Sea was investigated. Sterol composition in the two species is similar and both sponges actively transform dietary sterols into stanols and further to Delta(7)-sterols. Short side chain sterols of andro stane and pregnane type were discovered in one sample. The composition of s teryl esters and the taxonomic position of the two Haliclona species are di scussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.