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The effect of temperature on the in vitro formation of methyl esters in mouse liver
Author(s) -
Mueller Etienne,
Kabara Jon J.
Publication year - 1970
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/bf02532465
Subject(s) - clinical chemistry , methyl oleate , chemistry , lipidology , in vitro , fatty acid , biochemistry , organic chemistry , fatty acid methyl ester , enzyme , catalysis , biodiesel
The appearance of methyl esters of fatty acids in lipid extracts was studied. Experimental evidence indicates that these esters are both natural components of tissues as well as products of technical manipulation. Effect of temperature on the latter process was studied. The results of these experiments show that the post‐mortem increase of fatty acid methyl esters could best be explained by postulating an enzymatic rather than a chemical process.