title: Identification of the novel 7-methyl-6-octadecenoic acid in Holothuria mexicana.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931. ncarball@upracd.upr.clu.edu
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Carballeira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sostre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000737:chemistry*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D007536:Isomerism; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C103456:7-methyl-6-octadecenoic acid; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids