The component fatty acids of elephant seal oil
Abstract The compositions of the blubber fats of a male and female elephant seal were examined. Evidence is presented to show that acids of chain length greater than C 22 were absent; there was an appreciable difference in the composition of the fatty acids from the two specimens. The possibility of...
| Published in: | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1950
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2740010108 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjsfa.2740010108 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jsfa.2740010108 |
| Summary: | Abstract The compositions of the blubber fats of a male and female elephant seal were examined. Evidence is presented to show that acids of chain length greater than C 22 were absent; there was an appreciable difference in the composition of the fatty acids from the two specimens. The possibility of a dependence of the fatty acid composition on the physiological state of the animal is discussed. The use of methyl esters in preference to fatty acids in the preliminary separation by low‐temperature crystallization has the advantage of obviating the cumbersome steps of saponification, regeneration of the fatty acids and final methylation, since the esters can be prepared directly by methanolysis. The risk of accidental oxidation of the highly unsaturated portion of the fat is also minimized. |
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