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Arachidonic-acid
Water
Hydrocarbons
Senecio
Fucus.
Organic chemistry/polymer science. Chemistry & analysis.
Abstract:
The freshwater diatom Asterionella formosa (Bacillariophyceae) produces octa-1,3E,5Z-triene (6) (fucoserratene), previously identified as the sexual pheromone of the brown seaweed Fucus serratus. Fucoserratene is biosynthesised from eicosa-5,8,11,14,17-