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A method for the estimation of fucosterol in seaweeds
Author(s) -
Black W. A. P.,
Cornhill W. J.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740020903
Subject(s) - unsaponifiable , saponification , chromatography , chemistry , fraction (chemistry) , sterol , extraction (chemistry) , cholesterol , biochemistry
A method has been worked out for the estimation of fucosterol in seaweed samples. Ether has been found to be the most satisfactory solvent for the extraction of the fats; after saponification, the fucosterol is estimated in the unsaponifiable fraction by a colorimetric method based on the Liebermann‐Burchard colour reaction.