Biosynthetic studies of marine lipids. 5. The biosynthesis of long-chain branched fatty acids in marine sponges

N Carballeira, JE Thompson, E Ayanoglu…

Index: Carballeira, Nestor; Thompson, Janice E.; Ayanoglu, Eser; Djerassi, Carl Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 , vol. 51, # 14 p. 2751 - 2756

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Abstract

The very long chain branched fatty acids 25-methyl-5, 9-hexacosadienoic (A6% o-27: 2) and 24-methyl-5, 9-hexacosadienoic (A6bnteiso-27: 2) acids as well as the straight-chain 5, 9- hexacosadienoic (A68s-26: 2) acid were shown to originate from the short-chain precursors 13-methyltetradecanoic (is0-15: 0), 12-methyltetradecanoic (anteiso-150), and palmitic (n- 160) acids, respectively, by means of 14C incorporation experiments in the marine ...