An insight into fatty acid chemistry of Rhytididelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst.
2011
Pejin, B., Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade (Serbia) | Vujisić, Lj., Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade (Serbia) | Sabovljević, A., Faculty of Biology, Belgrade (Serbia). Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden | Sabovljević, M., Faculty of Biology, Belgrade (Serbia). Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden | Tešević, V., Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade (Serbia) | Vajs, V., Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade (Serbia)
The fatty acid composition of the moss Rhytididelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst. (Hylocomiaceae) collected in Germany during winter time was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Nine fatty acids were identified in its chloroform:methanol extract 1:1: arachidonic acid (30.7%), alpha-linolenic acid (19.1%), linoleic acid (15.1%), cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid (14.4%), palmitic acid (11.9%), cis-8,11,14- eicosatrienoic acid (4.1%), oleic acid (2.3%), gama-linolenic acid (1.4%) and stearic acid (1.0%). The results indicate that this plant species can be a good source of arachidonic acid collected during the winter.
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