title: Fatty acid composition of eleven algae from coastal zones of Qatar.
abstract: The fatty acid composition of eleven species of algae belonging to Rhodophyceae, collected from the coastal zones of Qatar, are reported. The major fatty acids identified were palmitic (16:0), myristic (14:0), oleic (18:1), eicosadienoic (20:2), linoleic (18:2), stearic (18:0) and hexadecaenoic acid (16:1). The fatty acids were characterized by the relatively high abundance of polyunsaturated acids, while the C18 unsaturated acids were appreciably more abundant than the C20 unsaturated acids.
authors.affiliation: Scientific and Applied Research Centre, Qatar University, Doha-Qatar.
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Heiba
mesh_terms: D056890:Eukaryota / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D011780:Qatar
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids