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New trends in phospholipid class composition of marine sponges

Authors :
Jean-Paul Gouygou
Gaëtane Wielgosz-Collin
Gilles Barnathan
Nambinina E. Velosaotsy
Jean-Michel Njinkoué
Jean Vacelet
Jean-Michel Kornprobst
Emilie Genin
Source :
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 150:427-431
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2008.

Abstract

The exceptional ability of marine sponges to adapt to often drastic changes of their environments could be due to special structural features in cell membranes, including firstly phospholipids (PL). Thus, PL class composition was investigated in marine sponges (22 species from 19 genera to 15 families) originating from various locations (East Atlantic, North Atlantic, South-West Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian-Persian Gulf). The quantitative determination of PL class composition was obtained by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) with scanning densitometry of the different spots. Previous reports have shown phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) as the major PL class in marine sponges, followed by phosphatidylcholine (PC), while other papers described PC as a minor class and even lacking. This survey found PE as the major PL class in only two species, while PC was the major class in 13 species including a calcareous one. The great abundance of bacteria in some sponges was evidenced from the relatively high proportions of particular PL classes. Various PL distributions were observed even for the sponge species collected in the same area and belonging to the same genus. Thus, no clear rule on PL composition in marine sponges can be stated to date.

Details

ISSN :
10964959
Volume :
150
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Accession number :
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