Sterols of Spirulina maxima
Noemi G. Martinez Nadal
Biochemical Engineering Laboratories, Faculty of Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Cholesterol and b-sitosterol have been isolated and identified in the blue-green alga, Spirulina maxima. The presence of sterols is related to the antimicrobial activity of this alga.
PUB: Phytochemistry, Volume 10, Issue 10 , October 1971, Pages 2537-2538








