Triglycerides extraction

As with the methylation of free fatty acids [130], TMTFTH may also be used for transmethylation. To 10 mg of the triglyceride extract in a reaction vial are added 0.5 ml of benzene and 200 pi of 0.2 M methanolic TMTFTH. The vial is capped and shaken and the reaction proceeds at room temperature for 30 minutes. The solution may be sampled directly for gas chromatography [139], with the same advantages over the tetramethyl-ammonium procedure [140]. 

FDI-MS has been applied to the characterization of natural waxes and other types of lipid-related compounds [195,196], For components extracted from waxes, such as fatty alcohols and diols, fatty acids, and fatty acid esters, M" and [M+H]+ were observed. The same holds for free fatty acids, cholesterol and its esters, and triglycerides extracted from human plasma, whereas [M+H]", [M+Na]", and/or [M+K] were observed for GPCho from human plasma. FDI-MS proofs to be a versatile technique for lipid profiling [196]. Cs -cationization has been applied in the FDI-MS analysis of glycolipids such as P-hydroxyacyltrehaloses [197]. 

The fatty adds commonly encountered in biological systems are straight chained alkanoic or alkenoic adds, containing an even number of carbon atoms (usually Ch-Ch). natural n Senera / these fatty adds can be produced readily by extraction of the lipids from sources natural sources and saponifying the neutral triglycerides. This is satisfactory providing a mixture of fatty acids is acceptable. Purification of spedfic fatty adds from the saponification mixture increases the costs considerably. 

Figure 38, Patterns obtained from the extract of 10 fd of serum for lipid fraction by thin-layer chromatography. In sequence, starting from the bottom, phospholipids, pee cholesterol, cholesterol aniline as an internal standard, triglycerides, and cholesterol esters. The free fatty acids occur between cholesterol and the internal standard and are only barely visible in the print, on the extreme right. They are readily visible, normally, to the eye.

SFC has played an important role in the extraction and isolation of fatty acids [355,356]. Underivatised fatty acids and methyl esters of fatty acids are surprisingly easy to elute using a bonded phase or a silica based packed column and pure C02, probably due to the long hydrocarbon tails on the molecules [357]. On the other hand, most aromatic and polysubstituted acids will not elute. Triglycerides with saturated fatty acids can be analysed faster with pSCF-ELSD than with GC-FID and do not require sample preparation [358]. Using... 

Since soy lecithin ( 20% extract from Avanti) was selected as a basis for absorption modeling, and since 37 % of its content is unspecified, it is important to at least establish that there are no titratable substituents near physiological pH. Asymmetric triglycerides, the suspected unspecified components, are not expected to ionize. Suspensions of multilamellar vesicles of soy lecithin were prepared and titrated across the physiological pH range, in both directions. The versatile Bjerrum plots (Chapter 3) were used to display the titration data in Fig. 7.33. (Please note the extremely expanded scale for %.) It is clear that there are no ionizable groups... 

However, Emi et al. [50] have prepared LS with a method established in their laboratory using a solvent extraction. In particular, the method is based on the dissolution of the triglyceride (i.e., tripalmitin) and the cationic lipid in the organic solvent (i.e., dichloromethane), and on the addition of an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)... 

Starch and fatty acids are the main food constituents of biomass. Sugar is derived from starch by hydrolysis or directly by extraction from sugar cane or beet. Fermentation converts sugars into alcohol that can be directly used as fuel, or in principle can be used as the raw material of a bioreftnery plant for further upgrading. Triglycerides, derived from oil seeds, are used to be converted into biodiesel through transesterification processes (Fig. 1.14). 

Fat includes triglycerides, sterols, lecithins (phospholipids), essential oils, fat-soluble pigments such as chlorophyll, and similar substances. The AOAC recommends that anhydrous diethyl ether kept over freshly cut sodium pieces is used for the extractant (Padmore, 1990, p. 79), but we prefer to use petroleum spirit, also called light petroleum and petroleum ether, with a boiling range of 40-60°C, as it is a less hazardous solvent. 

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