Application Notes:
This mixture contains several non-volatile fatty acids and is ideal for their identification by gas chromatography, mass
spectrometry, and high performance liquid chromatography and is prepared from high purity stock materials. Knowledge of
the fatty acid content of bacteria can be of great benefit in understanding microbials and can be of great nutritional
importance in animals and humans.1,2,3 This is a qualitative mixture and should not be used for quantitative purposes.
References:
1. M. Or-Rashid, N. Odongo and B. McBride, “Fatty acid composition of ruminal bacteria and protozoa, with emphasis on conjugated linoleic acid, vaccenic
acid, and odd-chain and branched-chain fatty acids” Journal of Animal Science, Vol. 85 pp. 1228, 2007
2. Y. Zhang, S. White, and C. Rock “Inhibiting Bacterial Fatty Acid Synthesis” The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 281(26) pp. 17541, 2006
3. N. Rozès et al. “A rapid method for the determination of bacterial fatty acid composition” Applied Microbiology, Vol. 3(17) pp. 126, 1993