Phytadienes in Zooplankton
- 5 March 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 147 (3662), 1148-1149
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.147.3662.1148
Abstract
Four isomeric phytadienes have been isolated from mixed zooplankton of the Gulf of Maine. The chemical structures suggest that the mixture is derived by dehydration of phytol (presumably by acid catlysis), which is present in the diet of the zooplankton.Keywords
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