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Article Dans Une Revue Zoology Année : 2010

Occurence and diversity of lipids in modern coral skeletons

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Coral skeletons are composite acellular structures, in which organic macromolecules are intimately associated with mineral phases. Previous studies focussed on proteins and sugars of the soluble organic matrices extracted from the skeletons. Here we report the occurrence of diverse lipids which were extracted from the aragonitic skeletons of seven modern coral species. Using thin layer chromatography, we show that these lipids differ in quantity and composition between the species. Higher proportions of sterols and sterol esters in skeleton extracts as compared to a much higher abundance of waxes and triglycerides in previously studied extracts from scleractinian soft tissues suggest a specific, although not yet determined, role in biomineralisation. The occurrence of intraskeletal lipids along with other organic components should also be taken into account when using coral skeletons as bone allografts, as well as in fossilisation processes. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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hal-00545598 , version 1 (10-12-2010)

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B. Farre, J.P. Cuif, Y. Dauphin. Occurence and diversity of lipids in modern coral skeletons. Zoology, 2010, 113 ((4)), pp.:250-257 (IF 1.562). ⟨hal-00545598⟩
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