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Fatty acid composition of baboon milk lipids
Author(s) -
Buss David H.
Publication year - 1969
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/bf02531935
Subject(s) - baboon , capric acid , lipidology , myristic acid , linoleic acid , clinical chemistry , chemistry , food science , oleic acid , fatty acid , palmitic acid , composition (language) , chromatography , biochemistry , biology , endocrinology , lauric acid , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract The predominant fatty acids of mature baboon milk were shown by gas‐liquid chromatography to be (by weight) palmitic (16%), oleic (23%), and linoleic (38%) acids. The high proportion of linoleic acid was attributed to the corn oil in the diet. Less myristic acid (1.3%), but more caprylic (5%) and capric (8%) acids, were present in baboon milk than in human milk. The proportions of these short‐chain fatty acids were highest during early lactation.