FATTY ACID PROFILE, STEROL COMPOSITION OF LIPIDS, AND ANTIBACTERIAL STUDY OF THE MARINE SPONGE Psammaplysilla purpurea COLLECTED FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL (ODISHA COAST)

摘要

Marine sponges are the most primitive multicellular sedentary animals that produce bioactive metabolites. Among the aquatic animals, sponges are characterized by the greatest diversity of fatty acids (FA), sterols, etc. Fatty acids and sterols as lipid components of sponges have been elaborately studied by a number of investigators [1–6]. Some lipids of sponges are characterized as biologically active [7–9].