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Glycerophosphate and Acylglycerophosphate Acyltransferases

1.  Pathway of de novo Phosphatidic Acid Biosynthesis 1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (phosphatidic acid) is…

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Hydrogenation in Practice

Introduction The hydrogenation of fats and oils and their oleochemical derivatives such…

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Trivial names of fatty acids-Part 1

Introduction In the late 1990s, Rich O. Adlof and Professor Frank D.…

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Edwin (Ed) Frankel (1928-2019)

Edwin (Ed) Frankel was born in Egypt. He came to America as…

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Arthur Richard Baldwin (1918-2011)

For well over 100 years, AOCS has been blessed with leaders who…

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Arthur Richard Baldwin (1918-2011)

For well over 100 years, AOCS has been blessed with leaders who…

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Trivial names of fatty acids-Part 2

Introduction In 1930, Steger and Van Loon, encountered an unknown, heavily unsaturated…

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Silica Hydrogel and its Use in Edible Oil Processing

Introduction Crude triglyceride oils and fats from a wide range of vegetable…

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The AOCS-Supelco/Nicholas Pelick Award 1997 to the present

The history of the AOCS Award in Lipid Chemistry (1964-1981 recipients) is…

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Olive Oil

Introduction The first olive oil producer was primitive man who employed a…

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Regiospecific Analysis of Triacylglycerols

Fatty acid analysis is the starting point for most analytical studies of…

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Final Updated Market Report

Since in its inception Dr Frank Gunstone presented a detailed market report…

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Esters of Glycerol and Other Polyhydric Alcohols

Monoacylglycerols (MAG) and diacylglycerols (DAG) are important emulsifying agents. They are also…

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Oils and Fats

13C-NMR Spectroscopy 13C-NMR spectra of seed oils and of processed fats provide…

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Earl G. Hammond (1926-2017)

Earl Hammond was born on November 21, 1926, in Terril Texas where…

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Thomas H.Applewhite (1924-2012)

Tom grew up in southern California. Shortly after finishing high school he…

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The Alton E Bailey Award 1981-2000

Hans Kaunitz (1981 recipient) was a distinguished clinical professor of pathology at…

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The Alton E Bailey Award 2001-present

Richard F. Wilson (2001 recipient) received his PhD in 1973 from the…

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History of the Stephen Chang Award

Stephen S. Chang (1918-1996) was a distinguished lipid chemist, professor, and philanthropist…

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Analysis of Oxidized Sterols in Frying Oils

1.  Introduction The lipids in frying oils as well as in fried…

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Metabolism and Physiological Effects of Cyclic Fatty Acids Formed from Linoleic and alpha-Linolenic Acids during Frying

1.  Introduction Fatty acids of vegetable oils subjected to the high temperatures…

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Reversed-Phase HPLC of Triacylglycerols

Abstract: The resolution of molecular species of triacylglycerols by reversed-phase high-performance liquid…

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Metabolism and Physiological Effects of Cyclic Fatty Acids Formed from Linoleic and alpha-Linolenic Acids during Frying

1.  Introduction Although trans monoenoic fatty acids are not formed to a…

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Structural Analysis of Triacylglycerols

As nearly all the commercially important fats and oils of animal and…

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Metabolism of Trans Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Formed during Frying

1.  Introduction Double bonds in the fatty acids of vegetable oils subjected…

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Biological Effects of Frying Oils Mediated by the Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR)

1.  Introduction In recent years the contribution of frying oils to total…

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Thin-Layer Chromatography of Lipids

Abstract: There has been a tendency to discount thin-layer chromatography (TLC) in…

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High-temperature Gas Chromatography of Triacylglycerols

Abstract: In the right hands and for suitable samples, high-temperature gas chromatography…

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Modification of an AOCS Official Method for Crude Oil Content in Distillers Grains and Other Agricultural Materials

Introduction Currently, there are a few official standard methods available for measuring…

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Lipidomics – A Personal View

Aims and Definitions It was perhaps inevitable that the sciences of genomics,…

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Alkanoic Acids

The 13C-NMR spectra of long-chain fatty saturated acids show six easily recognised…

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Monoenoic Acids

Monoolefinic acids and their esters have significantly different 13C-NMR spectra from their…

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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Information is given in Tables 1 and 2…

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Non-Methylene-Interrupted Polyenoic Fatty Acids

The most common non-methylene interrupted polyenes (NMIP) are acids with n-9, n-6,…

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Acids with conjugated unsaturation

Conjugated Dienes The conjugated dienes attracting most attention are the so-called conjugated…

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Acetylenic and Allenic Acids and Esters

Chemical shifts for acetylenic and allenic acids and esters will be discussed…

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Branched-Chain and Cyclic Fatty Acids

Gunstone (1993) reported the 13C-NMR spectra of a large number of branched…

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Cyclic Fatty Acids

Fatty acids containing a carbocyclic unit are most commonly cyclopropene or cyclopentene…

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Epoxides and Acyclic Ethers

1,2-Epoxides Much basic information on epoxy acids is available in the paper…

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Hydroxy and Hydroperoxy Acids

1,2-Epoxides Much basic information on epoxy acids is available in the paper…

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Oxo (Keto) Acids

Table 1 lists chemical shifts (ppm) for several oxo (keto) acids. Many…

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Acids, Esters (Alkyl, Glycerol, Waxes), Alcohols and Acetates, Amides, and Nitriles

Chemical shifts (ppm) for several carbon atoms in oleic acid and some…

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Paul Karl Stumpf (1919-2007)

Professor Paul Karl Stumpf is considered by many to be a founder…

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Ernst Twitchell (1863-1929)

The Early Years Ernst Twitchell along with Ralph Potts (1900-1981) was a…

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David Wesson (1861-1934)

Few scientists have had more impact on the edible oils industry than…

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John C. Cowan (1911-1991)

John C. Cowan (AOCS President 1968) was born October 26 1911 in…

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T.M. Malkin (1879-1961) and E.S. Lutton (1911-2005)

Pioneers of Fat Polymorphism The fact that trigylcerides may exhibit more than…

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Wilhelm Heintz (1817-1880)

Although nearly unknown today, Wilhelm Heintz was one of the most productive…

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Dr. Timothy Lee Mounts (1937-1997)

Timothy Lee Mounts was born September 14, 1937, in Peoria Illinois. Dr.…

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The History of the Bailey Award

When Alton E. Bailey died tragically at the age of 46 in…