Likely components of the crude lipid extract

Since the initial extraction has been based on solubility properties, the crude lipid extract will contain any molecule which dissolves preferentially in the organic solvents used. Thus, significant quantities of non-lipids, e.g. hydrophobic proteins, may be present at this stage. The mixture of lipids (Table 2.1) will depend on the nature of the sample extracted. 

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