Abstract:
The fatty acid composition as well as the volatiles and an antibacterial screening of the total lipids isolated from marine sponge Phycopsis sp. collected at two different locations from the Bay of Bengal of the Orissa coast having different morphological features were studied. The content of linear saturated acids was 30.25 % in Phycopsis sp. 1, while their content reached 50.33 % in Phycopsis sp. 2. The amount of monobranched, saturated acids was 44.87 % in Phycopsis sp.1 and 38.83 % in Phycopsis sp. 2. There was more phytanic acid (7.92 %) in Phycopsis sp. 2 than in Phycopsis sp. 1 (4.06 %). The amount of 5,9-pentacosadienoic acid was found to be 5.54 % in Phycopsis sp. 1, while it was absent in Phycopsis sp. 2. Both species showed differences in their fatty acid composition and volatiles as well as in the antibacterial screening or their lipid extracts.