98393-18-1Relevant articles and documents
ENZYMATIC FORMATION OF (2R)-HYDROXY- AND 2-OXO-HEXADECANOIC ACID IN ULVA PERTUSA AND PORPHYRA SP.
Kajiwara, Tadahiko,Kashibe, Masanori,Matsui, Kenji,Hatanaka, Akikazu
, p. 193 - 195 (2007/10/02)
(2R)-Hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid and 2-oxo-hexadecanoic acid have been isolated for the first time from marine algae (Ulva pertusa and Porphyra sp.).The two acids were shown to be formed enzymatically from palmitic acid (16:0) using palmitic acid.