Zusammensetzung der Neutrallipide und deren Fettsäuren aus Walhirnen. III. Hirne von Grindwalen ( Globicephala melaena)

Abstract The lipids from the brain of six pilot whales were extracted and separated into different fractions. The grey matter contains 8% cerebrosides, 6% sphingomyelines, 21% ethanolamine cephalines, 26% lecithines and 22% cholesterol; the white matter 22, 8, 17, 12 and 25%, respectively. We analys...

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Published in:Helvetica Chimica Acta
Main Authors: Lesch, Peter, Neuhaus‐Meier, Sylvia, Bernhard, Karl
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1968
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Summary:Abstract The lipids from the brain of six pilot whales were extracted and separated into different fractions. The grey matter contains 8% cerebrosides, 6% sphingomyelines, 21% ethanolamine cephalines, 26% lecithines and 22% cholesterol; the white matter 22, 8, 17, 12 and 25%, respectively. We analysed the fatty acid composition of each fraction. In comparison to the human brain, the brain of the pilot whale contains more glycerophos‐phatides and less sphingolipids, in comparison to the fin whale, more cerebrosides.