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Zusammensetzung der Neutrallipide und deren Fettsäuren aus Walhirnen. III. Hirne von Grindwalen ( Globicephala melaena )
Author(s) -
Lesch Peter,
NeuhausMeier Sylvia,
Bernhard Karl
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19680510721
Subject(s) - chemistry , cerebroside , biochemistry
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.