Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 5, 263-265, April 1964
Copyright © 1964 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Improved determination of glycerol and fatty acids in glycerides and ethanolamine phosphatides by gas-liquid chromatography
K. S. Holla , Lloyd A. Horrocks , and David G. Cornwell
Department of Physiological Chemistry, The Oh o State University, Columbus, Ohio, and Laboratory of Neurochemistry, Cleveland Psychiatric Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
The fatty acid and glycerol content of glycerides were estimated by a simplified hydrogenolysis-acetylation procedure and GLC. When fatty acids interfered in the analysis, glycerol alone was estimated by saponification-acetylation and GLC. Preliminary acetolysis was necessary for the estimation of glycerol in ethanolamine phosphatides by these methods.
Submitted on October 21, 1963
Accepted on January 6, 1964