Saturated hydrocarbons in bovine liver

Autor: Ward M. Scott, Bartholomew Nagy, Vincent E. Modzeleski
Rok vydání: 1969
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Zdroj: The Biochemical journal. 114(3)
ISSN: 0264-6021
Popis: A homologous series of n -alkanes (C 14 –C 33 ) and two isoprenoid hydrocarbons, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylhexadecane (phytane) and 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane (pristane) have been identified in bovine liver. Another branched but non-isoprenoid alkane and three isomers of molecular formula C 20 H 40 were partially identified. Phytane and the C 18 –C 22 and C 29 –C 33 n -alkanes were found to be the major components in liver, suggesting that at least the main hydrocarbon components were derived from various plants in the diet. The hydrocarbons were separated and identified by a series of steps involving solvent extraction, saponification, elution chromatography on alumina and silica gel columns, molecular sieving and by infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy, followed by combined capillary gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.
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