An insight into fatty acid composition of Calliergonella cuspidata

Abstract

The fatty acid composition of the moss Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske (Amblystegiaceae) was preliminary analyzed by gas chromatography (GC FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Six fatty acids were identified in its chloroformmethanol extract 1/1: palmitic acid (66.83 %), stearic acid (11.73 %), oleic acid (8.21 %), linolenic acid (6.01 %), a-linolenic acid (3.95 %) and arachidic acid (3.26 %). Arachidonic acid and cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid, typical long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for many mosses, were not detected in Calliergonella cuspidata.