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Z. Kamenarska, S. Dimitrova-Konaklieva, K. Stefanov, H. Najdenski, I. Tzvetkova, S. Popov

Comparative Study of the Volatile Compounds from Some Black Sea Brown Algae

Volatile compounds from seven species of brown algae, wide-spread in the Black Sea, were obtained by distillation-extraction and investigated by GC/MS. Different groups of compounds were identified: hydrocarbons, alkylated benzenes, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters, terpenes, sulfur- and chlorine-containing compounds. On the basis of their qualitative and semi-quantitative composition some conclusions about the taxonomy and evolution of the species investigated are proposed. The functions of some of the volatile compounds are discussed.

Botanica Marina, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0006-8055
Volume: 45, 11/2002
Pages: 502 - 509

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