A NEW EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID FORMED FROM ARACHIDONIC-ACID IN THE CORALLINE RED ALGAE BOSSIELLA-ORBIGNIANA

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作者
BURGESS, JR
DELAROSA, RI
JACOBS, RS
BUTLER, A
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT BIOL SCI,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT CHEM,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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D O I
10.1007/BF02544012
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Aqueous extracts of the coralline red algae Bossiella orbigniana have been shown to catalyze the enzymatic oxidation of arachidonic acid to a previously unreported omega-6 eicosapentaenoic acid product. This unique fatty acid contains a conjugated tetraene with absorption maxima at 293, 306, and 321 nm, and was identified by spectral methods as 5(Z),8(Z),10(E),14(Z)-eicosapentaenoic acid. The compound was given the trivial name bosseopentaenoic acid. Under experimental conditions, production of bosseopentaenoic acid was linear up to 2 hr and dioxygen was consumed. Bosseopentaenoic acid, along with several other conjugated tetraenes, was also present in the algae endogenously as revealed by a comparison of the ultra-violet (UV) spectra and the high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) pattern of the purified product and the organic extract of Bossiella.
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