Separation of triglycerides in sesame oil

contributed by VWR | 10/03/2013

Using the Chromaster system & VWR (ELSD) 90 detector

Lipids are essential to life as selective barriers for the movement of molecules across the cell membrane. Triglycerides are a type of lipid used by living systems for energy transportation and storage. Foodstuffs such as vegetable oils, olive oil and seed oils contain triglycerides with varying degrees of saturation. Many different types of triglyceride found in these oils give rise to the fact that they posses a unique “fingerprint” that can be used to determine provenance.

Log in or register to read this article in full and gain access to The Analytical Scientist’s entire content archive. It’s FREE!

Email*

Choose a password

I have read and understand the Privacy Notice *

Stay up to date with our other newsletters and sponsors information, tailored specifically to the fields you are interested in

Receive communication from The Cannabis Scientist I want to stay up to date with the Mass Spectrometry field I want to stay up to date with the Spectroscopy field

When you click “Subscribe” we will email you a link, which you must click to verify the email address above and activate your subscription. If you do not receive this email, please contact us at [email protected].
If you wish to unsubscribe, you can update your preferences at any point.