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LIPID CLASS DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHLY UNSATURATED LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS IN MARINE DINOFLAGELLATES
Citation:
Leblond, J. D. AND P J. Chapman. LIPID CLASS DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHLY UNSATURATED LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS IN MARINE DINOFLAGELLATES. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 26(6):1103-1108, (2000).
Description:
Very-long-chain highly unsaturated C28 fatty acids (HUFAs), found in a number of dinoflagellates, are released as methyl esters from phospholipids obtained by fractionation of lipid extracts. By contrast, the highly unsaturated C18 fatty acid octadecapentaenoic acid (18:5n-3), commonly found in dinoflagellate lipids, is primarily recovered as its methyl ester from the glycolipid fraction comprised of monogalactosyldiglyceride (MGDG), digalactosyldiglyceride (DGDG), and sulfoquinovosyldiglyceride (SQDG). This information extends the findings of recent reports of HUFAs in dinoflagellates and offers new insights into their subcellular distribution, biosynthesis, and function.