Application Notes:
This anteiso-heptadecanoic methyl ester is ideal for use as a standard in the verification of samples.1 Many types of bacteria
and marine organisms produce anteiso fatty acids which can be used to characterize the various organisms.2 anteiso-Fatty
acids, especially anteiso-heptadecanoic acid, are also found in ruminant animals (from the rumen microorganisms) and in
ruminant milk. Branched chain fatty acids have been found in the gut of newborn animals where they have a role in the
microorganism gut colonization.3 anteiso-Heptadecanoic acid is found in a very few plant species such as in the pine seed oil
of Pinaceae.
References:
1. N. Jensen and M. Gross “Fast Atom Bombardment and Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Determining Iso- and Anteiso- Fatty Acids” Lipids, Vol. 21(5) pp.
362-365, 1986
2. E. Kim et al. “Fatty Acid Profiles Associated with Microbial Colonization of Freshly Ingested Grass and Rumen Biohydrogenation” Journal of Dairy
Science, Vol. 88 pp. 3220-3230, 2005
3. R. Ran-Ressler et al. “Branched Chain Fatty Acids Are Constituents of the Normal Healthy Newborn Gastrointestinal Tract” Pediatric Research, Vol.
64(6) pp. 605-609, 2008