Abstract
The sterol composition of Hymeniacidon sanguinea and Halichondria panicea from the Black Sea was investigated. Both sponges contain similar mixtures of stanols and of dietary Δ5-sterols. Main sterols appeared to be C27-sterols, which could be connected with a common diet for the both sponges. Saturated short side chain sterols have been found in Hymeniacidon sanguinea. Three of them were novel for sponges. A possibility for the transformation of some dietary sterols into stands is discussed.
Received: 1999-3-22
Revised: 1999-6-15
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1999-11-1
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