Sterols and fatty acids of the freshwater Myriophyllum verticillatum

Greca, Marina Della; Monaco, Pietro; Previtera, Lucio

doi:10.1016/0031-9422(89)80067-6

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Sterols and Fatty Acids of the Harmful Dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides

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Tang

et al. 2016

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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Sterol and fatty acid compositions were determined for Cochlodinium polykrikoides, a toxic, bloom-forming dinoflagellate of global significance. The major sterols were dinosterol (40% of total sterols), dihydrodinosterol (32%), and the rare 4α-methyl Δ(8(14)) sterol, amphisterol (23%). A minor sterol, 4α-methylergost-24(28)-enol was also detected (5.0%). The fatty acids had a high proportion of PUFAs (47%), consisting mainly of EPA (20%) and the relatively uncommon octadecapentaenoic acid (18 : 5, 22%). While unlikely to be responsible for toxicity to fish, these lipids may contribute to the deleterious effects of this alga to invertebrates.

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