Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 1-1-1976 Isolation and characterization of two sterols from the green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum Raymond Mark Owings Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Owings, Raymond Mark, "Isolation and characterization of two sterols from the green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum" (1976). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 861. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.861 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. ISOLATIO[\ At\D CHAHACTERIZATIOi\ OF 1\'JO STEROLS FRON Tr-lE GREEi\ ALGA. SELENASTRL::I CAPRICORl\UTt.:~l by RA YNOND HARK O~\ Ii\GS A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Ef\VIRONHEl\TAL SCIEI\CE-CHEtv1[STRY Portland State University 1976 Ai': ABSTRA.CT OF THE THESIS OF Raymond tvlark O\vings for the Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science-Chemistry presented August 4, 1975. Title: Isolation and Characterization of Two Sterols From the Green Alga, Selanastrum capricornutum. APPROVED BY NEivlBERS OF THE THESIS COHNITTEE: Karl Dittmer, Chairman Norman C. Rose Edward N. Perdue Dennis \V. Barnum Richard R. Petersen 2 The green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum, was cul tured in artificial nutrient medium utilizing five-gallon carboys, each of which contained 16 1.