3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid, a constituent of butterfat

W. Sonneveld, P. Haverkamp Begemann, G.J. Van Beers, R. Keuning, J. C. M. Schogt

Journal of Lipid Research · 1962 · 84 citations · 11 references

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By subjecting the fatty acid methyl esters from butterfat to fractional distillation, urea fractionation, and preparative gas-liquid chromatography, a fatty acid was isolated that was characterized and identified as 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid.

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