Animal fats. 4. The component acids of crocodile fat

1 July 1954

journal article
research article
Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal

Vol. 57 (3) , 462-465
https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0570462

Abstract

The component acids of 2 samples of crocodile fat, Crocodylus porosus and C. niloticus are reported. Each oil contained similar quantities of saturated acids (33-35%), mainly palmitic (24-27%), but differed in the proportions of the various unsaturated acids. These differences are particularly evident in the content of hexadecenoic acid, octadecadienoic acid, and the unsaturated C20-22 acids.

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