HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
VITAMIN E The most active form of vitamin E, a-tocopherol, is a 6-hydroxychroman derivative (chromene) with methyl groups in position 2,5,7, and […]
ALKYL KETONES Ketones with various chain lengths are widely found in nature where they contribute to the flavors and odors in animals […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
VEGETAL BUTTERS AND MARGARINE Several exotic "butters" (as cacao butter) are mainly used as cosmetic lipids to regulate epidermal growth, to cure skin […]
Choline glycerophospholipids The main component of this group is the diacyl derivative: 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine or phosphatidylcholine or lecithin. R1 and R2 are identical or […]
PRINT INK HISTORY The printing process has been during the past 500 years an important component of occidental civilization as printed […]
Glycosides of fatty acids with ester links These glycolipids are found in bacteria, yeasts and fungi but also in […]
Inositol glycerophospholipid Inositol-containing lipids have been reported as early as 1930 in Tuberculosis bacilli (Anderson RJ, J Am Chem Soc 1930, 52, […]
Inositol glycerophospholipid Inositol-containing lipids have been reported as early as 1930 in Tuberculosis bacilli (Anderson RJ, J Am Chem Soc 1930, 52, […]