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Incorporation of oxygen‐18 into secondary alcohols of grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes
Author(s) -
Blomquist Gary J.,
McCain Douglas C.,
Jackson Larry L.
Publication year - 1975
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/bf02532705
Subject(s) - chemistry , oxygen , alcohol , moiety , wax , mass spectrometry , carbon fibers , organic chemistry , chromatography , materials science , composite number , composite material
Incorporation of 18 O 2 and H 2 18 O into the secondary alcohol moiety of wax esters in the grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes was determined by mass spectrometry. Results of this study show that oxygen‐18 from 18 O 2 was incorporated into the secondary alcohol, whereas no incorporation of oxygen‐18 from H 2 18 O was detected. The data suggest that the reaction, which hydroxylates n‐alkanes at or near the center of the carbon chain, involves a mixed function oxidase type enzyme.