title: 6-methyl-8-hexadecenoic acid: A novel fatty acid from the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata.
abstract: The novel fatty acid 7-methyl-8-hexadecenoic (1) was identified in the marine spongeDesmapsama anchorata. Other interesting fatty acids identified were 14-methyl-8-hexadecenoic (2), better known through its methyl ester as one of the components of the sex attractant of the female dermestid beetle, and the saturated fatty acid 3-methylheptadecanoic (3), known to possess larvicidal activity. The main phospholipid fatty acids encountered inD. anchorata were palmitic (16∶0), behenic (22∶0) and 5,9-hexacosadienoic acid (26∶2), which together accounted for 50% of the total phospholipid fatty acid mixture.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 00931, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
authors: N M
authors: NM
authors: Carballeira
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 00931, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Maldonado