The branched-chain fatty acids of butterfat. 1. The isolation from butterfat of branched-chain fatty acids with special reference to the C17 acids
- 1 December 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 50 (2) , 207-210
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0500207
Abstract
Branched long-chain fatty acids formerly unidentified in natural glycerides were isolated from butterfat. Two C17 methyl branched-chain fatty acids isomeric with normal heptadecanoic acid were shown to be present in butterfat. Based solely on the melting point evidence of branched-chain fatty acids as presented by Cason (1948), one of the 2 C17 fatty acids isolated (m.p. 54.4[degree]) appears to be the iso acid, while the other (m.p. 39.8[degree]) appears to be the anteiso acid.Keywords
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