Quantitative analysis of fatty acid precursors in marine samples: Direct conversion of wax ester alcohols and dimethylacetals to FAMEs

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1802-1807

  Budge, Suzanne M ^a   Iverson, Sara J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lipid; Oxidation; Plasmalogen; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIMETHYLACETAL; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; LIPID; PLASMALOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL ETHER; WAX; WAX ESTER ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; DIET; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FORAGING; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACETALS; ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; WAXES;

EID: 0141794209     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.D300009-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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