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Sterculic derivatives and pink egg formation
Author(s) -
Nordby H. E.,
Heywang B. W.,
Kircher H. W.,
Kemmerer A. R.
Publication year - 1962
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/bf02632760
Subject(s) - alcohol , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry
Sterculyl alcohol has been methylated and reduced to form the methoxyl and hydrocarbon derivatives. These two derivatives, sterculyl alcohol and the polymers of sterculic acid and methyl sterculate were fed to laying hens. The sterculic derivatives caused pink egg formation but the polymers did not.