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Chemotaxonomy of the marine sponge Xestospongia muta

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Date Issued:
1995
Summary:
Chemical analysis of large number of specimens of the sponge Xestospongia muta have revealed the existence of three distinct sterol chemotypes. Since sponges are well known to contain a diverse array of all classes of lipids, the utility of fatty acid composition as a chemotaxonomic tool for Xestospongia muta has been addressed. Further the biosynthetic capabilities of the three chemotypes are being evaluated for possible taxonomic use. Further the utility of TLC and NMR as additional taxonomic tools has also been evaluated.
Title: Chemotaxonomy of the marine sponge Xestospongia muta.
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Name(s): Reddy, Manoj Kumar.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Kerr, Russell G., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1995
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 74 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Chemical analysis of large number of specimens of the sponge Xestospongia muta have revealed the existence of three distinct sterol chemotypes. Since sponges are well known to contain a diverse array of all classes of lipids, the utility of fatty acid composition as a chemotaxonomic tool for Xestospongia muta has been addressed. Further the biosynthetic capabilities of the three chemotypes are being evaluated for possible taxonomic use. Further the utility of TLC and NMR as additional taxonomic tools has also been evaluated.
Identifier: 15167 (digitool), FADT15167 (IID), fau:11940 (fedora)
Note(s): Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.
Subject(s): Chemotaxonomy
Sponges
Sterols
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