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Selected Patents 2016
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Epoxy Fatty Acids
Most epoxy compounds have signals for the protons attached to the epoxidized…
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Hydroxy and Hydroperoxy Fatty Acids
Solvent effects (pyridine, quinoline, and carbon tetrachloride studied) on the NMR spectra…
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Oxo Fatty Acids
In a saturated fatty acid methyl ester, 10-oxostearic acid, the signals of…
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Some Miscellaneous Fatty Acids
Fatty compounds with various functional groups of combinations thereof have been reported…
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Oils and Fats in the Market Place
Introduction Following my post-graduate training with T.P. Hilditch in Liverpool in the…
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Individual Commodity Oils and Fats
The Four Major Vegetable Oils Table 1 and Figure 1 show the…
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Major Producing and Consuming Countries/Regions
General View Comments on the figures in the Table The figures relate…
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Prices of Commodity Oils
The high prices for vegetable oils attract a good deal of media…
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George S. Jamieson (1879–1959)
George Jamieson was born June 7, 1879 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and graduated…
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Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)
Percy Lavon Julian was born April 11, 1899, in Montgomery Alabama, USA,…
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Hans Paul Kaufmann (1889-1971)
Hans Paul Kaufmann, a renowned and prolific lipid chemist and founder of…
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David Kritchevsky (1920 to 2006)
David Kritchevsky, a biochemist by training, arguably contributed as many “firsts” to…
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Transport and function of lipids in the plant phloem
Introduction Lipids are essential components of plants. They provide the energy for…
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Hippolyte Mège (1817-1880)
Hippolyte Mège was born October 24, 1817, in Draguigan in southern France.…
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Virgil C. Mehlenbacher (1901-1992)
Virgil C. Mehlenbacher was born March 31, 1901 in Kensington, Minnesota, but…
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Retention Order of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
The interaction between Ag(I) and the olefinic double bond(s) in the acyl…
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Multiple Interactions in Silver Ion Chromatography of Lipids
Unravelling the interactions behind retention and separation of silver ion chromatography is…
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Fatty Acid Analysis by HPLC
Abstract: Although gas chromatography is the predominant technique used for fatty acid…
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How to Make a Column for Silver Ion HPLC
Silver ion columns for HPLC, i.e. ChromSpher LipidsTM columns (4.6 mm i.d.…
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Alternatives to Methyl Esters for GC Analysis of Fatty Acids
Abstract: Methyl esters are widely used for the gas chromatographic analysis of…
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Solid-Phase Extraction Chromatography in the Silver Ion Mode
Solid-phase extraction methods make use of small columns constructed from an impermeable…
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A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
This article was first published in INFORM magazine. Introduction There is increasing…
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Preparative Silver Ion Chromatography on Home-Made TLC plates
1. Introduction The role of silver ion chromatography in lipid analysis is…
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Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to the Rapid Determination of Total Saturated, trans, Monounsaturated, and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Vibrational Spectroscopy Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is an old analytical technique that has…
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Oxysterol Formation Frying Oils
1. Introduction During frying, a number of complex reactions take place in…
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Metabolism and Function of Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (>C24) in Mammals
Introduction A substantial amount of research has been conducted on the role…
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Selected Patents 2012
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Acetylenic Fatty Acids and Derivatives
Table 1 contains some information on the 1H-NMR characterization of octadecynoic acids.…
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Branched-Chain and Cyclic Fatty Acids
Figures 1 to 3 show the 1H-NMR spectra of several branched acids…
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Long Chain acyl-coA Synthetases and Other Acyl Activating Enzymes
Introduction Proper synthesis and breakdown of molecules containing carboxylic acids is a…
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Plant Triacylglycerol Synthesis
Introduction Triacylglycerol is composed of three fatty acyl groups esterified to a…
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Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis in Eukaryotic Microalgae– the biological basis for the 3rd generation biofuel
The Search for Alternative Energies Due to the ever-increasing energy demand, diminishing…
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Subcellular Oil Droplets and Oleosins in Plants
1. Introduction Eukaryotes and prokaryotes contain neutral lipids in subcellular droplets for…
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Triacylglycerol Mobilisation in Plants
Introduction In plants, the mobilisation of oil (triacylglycerol) is best understood in…
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Role of Transcription Factors in Storage Lipid Accumulation in Plants
Introduction With few exceptions, oil accumulates in seeds as triacylglycerols; three fatty…
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Rubber Biosynthesis in Plants
Natural rubber is a strategically essential raw material throughout the world; global…
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Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Regulation in Plants
Introduction Carotenoids are lipophilic secondary metabolites derived from the isoprenoid pathway and…
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The Oxylipin Biosynthetic Pathways in Plants
Oxylipins are oxidized fatty acids and metabolites derived therefrom. These lipids are…
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Ralph Theodore Holman (1918 – 2012)
Ralph Holman’s life story should be an inspiration to everyone. A depression…
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N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamines (NAPEs), N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and Other Acylamides: Metabolism, Occurrence and Functions in Plants
1. Introduction N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamines (NAPEs), N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and other acylamides are nitrogen-containing lipids.…
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Phosphoinositide Signaling in Plants
Introduction Phospholipids are important building blocks of biological membranes in all eukaryotes.…
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Plant Lipidomics
1. Introduction “Lipidomics” refers to detailed, comprehensive profiling of lipid molecular species,…
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50 years of Galactolipid Research: The Beginnings
Introduction This review assumes that the basic facts of galactolipid biosynthesis are…
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Mechanism of Retention of Unsaturated Lipids
In order to use in full the resolution power of silver ion…
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What Column do I Need for Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Fatty Acids?
Abstract: Recommendations are given for the choice of column for routine fatty…
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Selected Patents 2011
The following list contains brief details of current patents, which appeared to…