Open AccessEvaluation and Quantitation of Intact Wax Esters of Human Meibum by Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry
Author(s) -
Igor A. Butovich,
Juan C. Arciniega,
Hua Lu,
Mike Molai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.11-9333
Subject(s) - chromatography , wax , chemistry , ion trap , mass spectrometry , trap (plumbing) , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , ion , gas chromatography , biochemistry , organic chemistry , environmental engineering , engineering
Wax esters (WE) of human meibum are one of the largest group of meibomian lipids. Their complete characterization on the level of individual intact lipid species has not been completed yet. We obtained detailed structural information on previously uncharacterized meibomian WE.