Fatty acid composition of Spirulina and spirulina-like cyanobacteria in relation to their chemotaxonomy

Zvi Cohen; Avigad Vonshak

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Fatty acid composition of Spirulina and spirulina-like cyanobacteria in relation to their chemotaxonomy

Zvi Cohen, Avigad Vonshak

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

The fatty acid composition of several Spirulina-like cyanobacteria strains was investigated. While, on the basis of morphology alone, these strains could not be distinguished from Spirulina, their fatty acid composition demonstrated a different pattern having large amounts of 18:3 (9, 12, 15), 16: 1 or 16:2, but small quantitites of γ-linolenic acid. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that fatty acid composition might be utilized for the classification of Spirulina strains.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-206
Number of pages	2
Journal	Phytochemistry
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)84125-C
State	Published - 1 Jan 1991

Keywords

Spirulina species
chemotaxonomy.
cyanobacteria
fatty acids

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Horticulture

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