SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF FATTY ACIDS IN THE GAS–LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF SEAL OIL

Abstract

The fatty acids of a commercial seal blubber oil have been surveyed by application of the linear log plot and separation factor procedures to the gas–liquid chromatograms of methyl esters obtained from urea complexing. These techniques, coupled with the use of two polyesters, have permitted the tentative identification of virtually all of the components. The overall composition of the seal blubber oil appears to cover the same range of fatty acids as the body oils of menhaden and herring.