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Lipidomic Analysis of Glycerolipids

The classification of lipids within the glycerolipid category includes those molecules which…

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Parallel Mass Spectrometry (APCI-MS and ESI-MS) for Lipid Analysis

Introduction Small lipids, such as fatty acids, are typically analyzed in the…

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Characterization of Lipids by MALDI Mass Spectrometry

Introduction Because of their low volatility, lipids were until recently analysed mainly…

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Triacylglycerol Regioisomers Analysis

Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are chemical compounds that are major components of vegetable oils…

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PUFA Synthases

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthases are Type I iterative enzymes that carry…

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Bacteria as sources of (commercial) lipids

1. Commercial utilization of bacterial lipids Lipids are valuable compounds for versatile…

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Comprehensive Two Dimensional Gas Chromotography (GC x GC) for Lipid Analysis

Introduction One of the main challenges for analysts, in general, is to…

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Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids

Reactions of the fatty acid synthesis cycle The standard way for cells…

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Solid-phase extraction columns in the analysis of lipids

The following was first published by W.W. Christie, in Advances in Lipid…

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Preparation of Ester Derivatives of Fatty Acids for Chromatographic Analysis

The following was first published by W.W. Christie, in Advances in Lipid…

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Microbial phospholipases

Introduction Phospholipases are enzymes that occur ubiquitously across all kingdoms of life…

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Principles of Silver Ion Complexation with Double Bonds

A. Introduction B. Principles of Silver Ion Complexation with Double Bonds C.…

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Silver Ion Chromatography and Lipids, Part 2

A. Introduction B. Principles of Silver Ion Complexation with Double Bonds C.…

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Preparation of Lipid Extracts Tissues

The following was first published by W.W. Christie, in Advances in Lipid…

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Silver Ion Chromatography and Lipids, Part 3

A. Introduction B. Principles of Silver Ion Complexation with Double Bonds C.…

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Arthur von Hübl and the Iodine Value

The iodine value (IV) is still one of the most commonly applied…

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Historical Perspectives on Vegetable Oil-Based Diesel Fuels

Biodiesel, defined as the mono-alkyl esters of vegetable oils or animal fats…

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Silver Ion Chromatography and Lipids, Part 4

A. Introduction B. Principles of Silver Ion Complexation with Double Bonds C.…

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The Battle Over Hydrogenation (1903-1920)

The Journal of Industrial Engineering Chemistry(Volume 13, February 1921) carried, in part,…

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Oil Refining

1.  Introduction The quality of fried foods depends not only on the…

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Fatty Acid Analysis before Gas Chromatography

Measuring and identifying the fatty acids in natural or synthetic mixtures is…

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Action of Natural Antioxidants During Frying

1.  Introduction The action of phenolic antioxidants to delay lipid oxidation in…

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Formation of New Compounds During Frying – General Observations

1.  Introduction Deep-frying is one of the most commonly used means for…

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Development of Gas-Liquid Chromatography

During the period up to World War II, biochemists and natural product…

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Formation of Cyclic Fatty Acids During Frying

1.  Introduction Monomeric cyclic fatty acids with an internal ring structure are…

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Formation of Epoxy-, Keto- and Hydroxy-Fatty Acids

1.  Introduction Oxidized triacylglycerol monomers are major compounds formed at frying temperature,…

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AOCS Award in Lipid Chemistry 1964 to 1981

The concept of an achievement award for lipid chemistry was first proposed…

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A Chemical Study of Oils and Fats of Animal Origin by M.E. Chevreul

Translated and annotated by Albert J. Dijkstra, 2009 ISBN 978-2-9533244-0-2, 348 pages…

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Selected Patents

Patents provide a snapshot of current research activity in the Oils and…

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Marine Oils

Introduction The title of this document reflects the development that the Omega-3…

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Animal Fats

Introduction 1.1. General remarks “Animal fats are a by-product of the whole…

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Palm Oil

Introduction Palm oil is extracted from fresh fruit bunches (FFB) by a…

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Seed Preparation

1.  The Standard Process for Soybeans 1.1. Specification of Incoming Unclean Products…

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Expanding and Expelling

Although mechanically the machines used to perform the expanding and the expelling…

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Solvent Extraction

Background One of the most basic needs of mankind is an abundant…

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Lipidomics

The science of lipidomics has been defined as “the full characterization of…

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Meal Desolventizing, Toasting, Drying and Cooling

1.  Introduction After the solvent extraction process, the de-oiled oilseed material may…

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Introduction to Degumming

1.  The Nature of Gums and Phosphatides Crude oil obtained by screw…

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Chemical Degumming

One of the key steps in the refining process is the elimination…

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Enzymatic Degumming

1.  Introduction The benefit of using enzymes as auxiliary agents in degumming…

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Alkali Refining

1.  Introduction Two processes have been developed for the refining of edible…

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Selected Topics in the Analysis of Lipids

Review Articles from ‘Advances in Lipid Methodology—One and Two’ (by William W.…

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Optimization of Bleaching Process

Introduction The bleaching of edible oils and fats is a part of…

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Deodorization

1. Introduction In the early days of the edible oil processing industry,…

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Hydrogenation Mechanism

1.  Historical The hydrogenation process of edible oils was invented by Wilhelm…

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Chemical Interesterification

1.  Introduction Interesterification can be defined as a redistribution of the fatty…

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Enzymatic Interesterification

Introduction Enzymatic interesterification is a process in which a lipase enzyme is…

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Solvent Fractionation

1.  Why Does One Fractionate and Why in Solvent? We all generally…

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AOCS Awards

AOCS Awards recognize individuals and companies who have made outstanding contributions to…

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Dry Fractionation

1. Historical perspective In edible oil processing, a fractionation process consists of a…