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15‐Methyl‐1,2‐hexadecanediol, a major constituent of hamster surface wax
Author(s) -
Schmid Pathica C.,
Wedmid Yuri,
Schmid Harald H. O.
Publication year - 1978
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/bf02533485
Subject(s) - wax , acetone , chemistry , chromatography , mass spectrometry , gas chromatography , organic chemistry , lipidology , component (thermodynamics) , fatty acid , physics , thermodynamics
Long chain 1,2‐alkanediol diesters comprise about 15–20% of the acetone soluble skin surface wax of golden Syrian hamsters. The constituent 1,2‐alkanediols, obtained through acidic methanolysis, were fractionated by preparative gas liquid chromatography of their isopropylidene derivatives. The major component (57%) was identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry as 15‐methyl‐1,2‐hexadecanediol.