ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Phagostimulants
;
feeding stimulants
;
herbivorous gastropods
;
abalone
;
Haliotis discus
;
Aplysia juliana
;
Turbo cornutus
;
digalactosyldiacylglycerol
;
phosphatidylcholine
;
6-sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol
;
1,2-diacylglyceryl-4′-O-(N,N,N-trimethyl)-homoserine
;
1-monoacylglyceryl-4′-O-(N,N,N-trimethyl)-monoserine
;
Ulva pertusa
;
alga
;
glycerolipids
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Methanol extracts of the green algaUlva pertusa contain four kinds of glycerolipids that are active as feeding-stimulants for marine herbivorous gastropods. These compounds are digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), 1,2-diacylglycerly-4′-O-(N,N,N-trimethyl)-homoserine (DGTH), 1-monoacylglyceryl-4'-O-(N,N,N-trimethyl)-homoserine (MGTH), and 6-sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG). The various gastropods exhibit marked specificity, however, as young abaloneHaliotis discus respond to DGDG and DGTH at minute dosages of 20–30 μg/sample zone, but do not respond to 300 μg of SQDG, which is a phagostimulant for two other kinds of gastropods,Turbo comutus andOmphalius pfeifferi.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01020144
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