Reinvestigation of positional distribution of fatty acids in docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil triacyl- sn-glycerols.

Autor: Ando, Yasuhiro, Satake, Motoi, Takahashi, Yoichi
Zdroj: Lipids; May2000, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p579-582, 4p
Abstrakt: Positional distribution of fatty acids in triacyl- sn-glycerols of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich tuna orbital and bonito head oils has been reanalyzed by a method based on chromatographic separation of isomeric and enantiomeric monoacyl- sn-glycerol (MAG) derivatives. When boric acid thinlayer chromatography (TLC) was used for separation of 1(3)- and 2-MAG analytical intermediates, the stereospecific analysis showed the preferential association of DHA to the sn-2 position followed by the sn-3 position. This distribution pattern differed from that obtained by silicic acid LTC of their bis-3,5-dinitrophenylurethane (DNPU) derivatives. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography elution profiles of 1(3)- and 2-MAG intermediates revealed that 1(3)- and 2-MAG made up of both short- and long-chain lengths cannot be clearly resolved by TLC after preparation of the DNPU derivatives. The 1(3)- and 2-MAG must be resolved by boric acid TLC prior to derivatization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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