Abstract
Long chain 1,14-diols have been reported in diatoms of the genus Proboscia and applied as specific biomarker
lipids for such algae. We report here the presence of saturated C₂₈, C₃0 and C₃₂ 1,14-diols in a culture
of the marine heterokont alga Apedinella radians (Class Dictyochophyceae, order Pedinellales).
Apedinella species occur globally, although predominantly
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