FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
POLYGLYCERYL ESTERS These compounds are formed chemically by esterification of fatty acids, largely saturated or mono-unsaturated, to one or several hydroxyl groups […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
RUBBER Faraday Michael determined in 1829 that rubber produced by Hevea brasiliensis was made up solely of carbon and hydrogen and […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
VITAMIN K1 (PHYLLOQUINONE) The existence of the vitamin K group was discovered by H. Dam (Biochim. Zeitschr. 1929, 215, 475) in studying cholesterol […]
Glycosides of fatty acids with ester links These glycolipids are found in bacteria, yeasts and fungi but also in […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]