Research Article

Apolar Compounds in Seaweeds from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Northeastern Coast of Brazil)

Table 3

Unsaturated fatty acids founded in the eleven seaweeds studied.

Fatty AcidsAtGrDbDmDoCvDcDjSPgDp

14 : 1 n5+
16 : 1 n7++++++++
16 : 1 n9++++++++
16 : 1 n9 ETHYL+
16 : 1 n11or13+++++++
16 : 2 Δ7,10or9,12++
16 : 3 Δ4,7,10++++
18 : 1 n9+++++++++++
18 : 1 n10or11or12++++++++++
18 : 1 n13or14or16++++++
18 : 2 Δ8,11+
18 : 2 Δ9,12 (E,E) or (Z,Z)+++++++++++
18 : 3 Δ6,9,12++++++
18 : 3 Δ9,12,15+++++++++
20 : 1 n9 or 11+++
20 : 2 Δ11,14++++++
20 : 3 Δ7,10,13 or 8,11,14+++++++
20 : 4+++++++++++
20 : 5+++++++++++
22 : 1 n13++

+ presence; − absence. At: Asparagopsis taxiformis; Gr: Galaxaura rugosa; Db: Dichotomaria obtusata; Dm: Dichotomaria marginata; Do: Dictyurus occidentalis; Cv: Caulerpa verticillata; Dc: Dictyota cervicornis; Dj: Dictyopteris justii; S: Sargassum sp.; Pg: Padina gymnospora; Dp: Dictyopteris plagiogramma.