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The transesterification and chromatographic treatment of fish liver oils as a means of concentrating vitamin A
Author(s) -
Karnovsky M. L.,
Rapson W. S.,
Van Rensburg N. J.
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02593184
Subject(s) - transesterification , fish <actinopterygii> , fish oil , vitamin , chromatography , chemistry , food science , biology , biochemistry , fishery , catalysis
Summary Fish liver oils containing vitamin A esters have been catalytically transesterified with ethyl alcohol, and the proportions of vitamin A alcohol produced under various conditions have been evaluated chromatographically.