ISSN:
1573-5176
Keywords:
Rhodophyta
;
Gigartinales
;
Hypnea musciformis
;
isethonic acid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Isethionic acid (2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid) was isolated as salts from a methanolic extract ofHypnea musciformis collected in the Indian Ocean and identified by comparison (nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and mass spectrometry) with an authentic sample. The compound has not previously been reported from plants. Investigations of 13 other species of red algae showed that only some samples of species of the families Gigartinaceae, Hypnaceae and Solieriaceae (all of order Gigartinales) contained isethionates.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02182396
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