(1) Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071 Qingdao
Abstract:
Fatty acid composition of fourSargassum species from Qingdao and Shidao, Shandong Province was investigated. 16:0 (palmitic acid) was the major saturated fatty acid.
C18 and C20 were the main polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid predominated among polyenoic
acids in all the algal species examined, except forSargassum sp. which had low concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid.
Contribution No. 2354 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences