Direct quantitation of fatty acids present in bacteria and fungi: Stability of the cyclopropane ring to chlorotrimethylsilane

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4923-4927

  Eras, Jordi ^a   Oró, Robert ^a   Torres, Mercè ^a   Canela, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Burkholderia cepacia; Chlorotrimethylsilane; Escherichia coli; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Gibberella fujikuroi; Lactobacillus brevis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; CYCLOPROPANE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CYCLOPROPANES; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGI; TEMPERATURE; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 47849089172     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8000313     Document Type: Article

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