Identification of the novel 7-methyl-6-octadecenoic acid in Holothuria mexicana
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N M Carballeira1, C Cruz, A Sostre
1Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931. ncarball@upracd.upr.clu.edu
Journal of Natural Products
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
The phospholipid fatty acid composition of Holothuria mexicana was investigated, and the novel 7-methyl-6-octadecenoic acid was identified. Structural characterization was accomplished by means of pyrrolidide derivatization and total synthesis. Other interesting phospholipid fatty acids in H. mexicana were 7-eicosenoic acid, 13-tricosenoic acid, 7-methyl-6-hexadecenoic acid, and 2-hydroxy-15-tetradecenoic acid.