A Simple Quantitative Procedure for the Partition of Free and Esterified FattyAcids from Fecal Lipids

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A procedure is presented for the partition of dietary and fecal lipids into free fatty acids (FFA), esterified fatty acids (EFA), and nonsaponifiable (NSF) fractions. The method permits quantitation of the lipid fractions and subsequent determination of the fatty acid composition of the FFA and EFA fraction by gas–liquid chromatography (g.l.c). Petroleum ether soluble lipids of acidified (HCl–ethanol) lyophilized feces and feed were partitioned into FFA and an esterified fatty acid plus nonsaponifiable fraction using a 0.05 N KOH – 60% ethanol partitioning solvent. The latter fraction was saponified and partitioned into EFA and NSF. Total recoveries of 93–100% were obtained with the method for lipid mixtures of known composition, dietary fats except coconut oil (88%), and fecal lipids. Separation of the lipids into individual fractions by this method was shown to be essentially complete by thin-layer chromatography and g.l.c. analysis.

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