Fatty acid composition of three species of Hypnea (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Karachi coast
Hypnea musciformis (Wulf.) Lamour., H. pannosa J. Ag. and H. valentiae (Turn.) Mont., collected from the northern Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan, have been investigated for their fatty acid compositions through GC-MS. Palmitic acid was present in largest quantity (55-57%) and oleic was the major (7.6-8.4%) unsaturated fatty acid. Pentacosanoic and hexacosenoic acids are being reported for the first time from any species of Hypnea. The three species differed remarkably due to their habitat ecology.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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| Subjects: | Biology, Chemistry, Fatty acid, Hypnea spp., Rhodophyta, Karachi, Pakistan, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31834 |
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