title: Phospholipid studies of marine organisms: 14. Ether lipids of the sponge Tethya aurantia.
abstract: The novel unesterified alkyl glycerol monoethers, (2S)-1-(hexadecyloxy)-2,3-propanediol (1), (2S)-1-(16-methylheptadecyloxy)-2,3-propanediol (2) and (2S)-1-(15-methylheptadecyloxy)-2,3-propanediol (3) were isolated from the marine sponge Tethya aurantia and were characterized by spectroscopic methods. These three saturated ethers as well as a series of alk-1'-enyl glycerol monoethers were also encountered in the phospholipids of the same sponge after reduction with LiAlH4. Incorporation experiments with dissociated cells of T. aurantia indicated that [1-14C]-hexadecanol was incorporated into the unesterified alkyl glycerol monoethers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D005990:Glycerol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis*; D011161:Porifera / Q000032:analysis*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008055:Lipids; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers; D010743:Phospholipids; D005990:Glycerol