Characterization and synthesis of (-)-7-methoxydodec-4(E)-enoic acid, a novel fatty acid isolated from Lyngbya majuscula

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01532-4

The isolation and characterization of (-)-7-methoxydodec-4(E)-enoic acid, a novel fatty acid isolated from the marine Cyanophyte Lyngbya majuscula collected off the French Mediterranean coast are described. The synthesis of this acid and three of its isomers is reported.