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Fatty Acids in Blue-Green Algal Mat Communities

The concentrations of the major fatty acids were determined for the varied layers of an algal mat community. The living mat contains substantial amounts of the unsaturated acids, while the underlying layers become progressively depleted in unsaturated molecules. A similar progressive increase in the...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-04, Vol.148 (3668), p.373-374
Main Authors: Parker, Patrick L., Leo, Richard F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The concentrations of the major fatty acids were determined for the varied layers of an algal mat community. The living mat contains substantial amounts of the unsaturated acids, while the underlying layers become progressively depleted in unsaturated molecules. A similar progressive increase in the ratio of saturated to unsaturated acids was detected in a sediment core from a hypersaline lagoon.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.148.3668.373