Lipid analysis opens new possibilities for studying coral biochemistry and ecology. The foundation for such studies is the deciphering of the total lipidome of coral. The composition of major nonpolar lipid classes [triacylglycerides (TG) and monoalkyldiacylglycerides (MADAG)] of the hydrocoral Millepora platyphylla were investigated to develop the lipidomics of marine organisms. The structures and relative contents of 27 molecular types of TG and MADAG were established. The nonpolar lipidomes of hydrocorals, Zoantharia, reef-building, and soft corals were compared.

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白叶水珊瑚的三酰基甘油酯和单烷基二酰基甘油酯的组成

脂质分析为研究珊瑚生物化学和生态学开辟了新的可能性。此类研究的基础是破译珊瑚的总脂质组。主要非极性脂质类[三酰基甘油酯（TG）和monoalkyldiacylglycerides（MADAG）]的hydrocoral的的组合物，板叶千孔珊瑚进行了研究开发海洋生物的脂质组学。建立了TG和MADAG 27个分子类型的结构和相对含量。比较了水珊瑚、Zoantharia、造礁珊瑚和软珊瑚的非极性脂质组。