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PJB-2004-80

PHYCOCHEMISTRY AND BIOACTIVITY OF TWO STONEWORT ALGAE (CHAROPHYTA) OF SINDH

B. GHAZALA, B. NAILA, MUSTAFA SHAMEEL, SALEEM SHAHZAD AND SULTAN MAHMOOD LEGHARI*
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Two stonewort green algae, Chara contraria A. Braun ex Kützing and Nitella flexilis (Linnaeus) C. A. Agardh were collected from Kinjhar and Haleji lakes, Distt. Thatta, Sindh during October to December 1999. Their methanol extracts revealed the presence of a variety of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (FAs) by GC-MS and ß-sitosterol by EI-MS & 1H-NMR. In C. contraria, 9 saturated, 5 mono- and 2 tri-unsaturated FAs were detected, and N. flexilis contained 5 saturated, 7 mono-

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