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Octacosanoic Acid, Long Chains Saturated Fatty Acid from the Marine Sponges Xestospongia sp.

Habsah Mohamad, Wan Ainur Najmiah Wan Abdul Jamil, Faridah Abas, Khamsah Suryati Mohamad and Abdul Manaf Ali

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2009

Keywords: Marine sponges, Xestospongia sp., Bidong Islands, bioactivities, long chains saturated fatty acid

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Octacosanoic acid has been isolated from the marine sponges Xestospongia sp. collected from Bidong Island, Terengganu. The structure was elucidated using various spectroscopic techniques (IR, MS, 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR). The structure and bioactivities of this long chains saturated fatty acid compound were reviewed.

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JTAS-0129-2008

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