Glycerolipid Composition of the Red Macroalga <i>Agarophyton Chilensis</i> and Comparison to the Closely Related <i>Agarophyton Vermiculophyllum</i> Producing Different Types of Eicosanoids

The red macroalga <i>Agarophyton chilensis</i> is a well-known producer of eicosanoids such as hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, but the alga produces almost no prostaglandins, unlike the closely related <i>A. vermiculophyllum</i>. This indicates that the related two algae would...

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Main Authors: Masaki Honda, Takashi Ishimaru, Yutaka Itabashi, Mikhail Vyssotski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/2/96