Wax esters of barracudina lipid: A potential replacement for sperm whale oil | Zendy

Ackman R. G. | Zendy; Hooper S. N. | Zendy; Epstein S. | Zendy; Kelleher M. | Zendy

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Wax esters of barracudina lipid: A potential replacement for sperm whale oil

Author(s) -

Ackman R. G.,

Hooper S. N.,

Epstein S.,

Kelleher M.

Publication year - 1972

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/bf02633394

Subject(s) - wax , iodine value , fatty alcohol , sperm whale , triglyceride , wax ester , chemistry , fish oil , fatty acid , iodine , food science , fish <actinopterygii> , sperm , composition (language) , organic chemistry , biochemistry , chromatography , biology , cholesterol , fishery , botany , linguistics , philosophy , myoglobin

A sample of barracudina, a small fish potentially available in large quantities off Nova Scotia, contained 17.7% body lipid of which 10% was triglyceride and 85% wax ester. The triglyceride, of calculated iodine value 48, was unusually rich in 14:0 (25.8%), 18:0 (4.3%), 20:0 (1.19%), 22:0 (0.45%) and 24:0 (0.75%). The wax ester fatty acids had a calculated iodine value of 126 and a “normal” marine oil fatty acid composition. The wax ester fatty alcohols contained 42.2% hexadecanol, 29.5% octadecenols, 8.2% eicosenols and 3.8% docosenols. Certain interrelationships between fatty alcohols and fatty acids are indicated by details of composition. The potential exploitation of barracudina lipid as a substitute for sperm oil in some uses appears possible.

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