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Separation of lipids containing phytanic acid by thin‐layer chromatography
Author(s) -
Karlsson K. A.,
Nilsson K.,
Pascher I.
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/bf02531276
Subject(s) - phytanic acid , phytol , chemistry , chromatography , thin layer chromatography , fatty acid , lipidology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , peroxisome , gene
Cholesteryl phytanate and triglycerides containing phytanic acid were separated from their normal fatty acid analogs by thin‐layer chromatography. The presence of the branched‐chain fatty acid makes the lipid less polar, and this effect becomes more pronounced as the number of phytanic acid residues in the triglycerides is increased. Phytanic acid was prepared from commercial phytol by catalytic hydrogenation, followed by catalytic oxidation. It contained 5% pristanic acid.