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Novel fatty acids from the royal jelly of honeybees ( Apis mellifera , L.)
Author(s) -
Weaver Nevin,
Johnston Norah C.,
Benjamin Ronna,
Law John H.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02530898
Subject(s) - royal jelly , lipidology , chemistry , honey bee , honey bees , botany , fatty acid , food science , biology , organic chemistry
Three new compounds isolated from the royal jelly of honeybees ( Apis mellifera , L.) have been identified as 8‐hydroxyoctanoic acid, 3‐hydroxydecanoic acid and a dextrorotatory isomer of 3,10‐dihydroxydecanoic acid.