Fatty acid composition of hump triglycerides of the camel Camelus dromedarius.
1. Hump lipids of Camelus dromedarius (single-humped camel) were extracted and fractionated by thin-layer chromatography. 2. The hump lipids were found to be mainly triglycerides with a trace of phospholipids. 3. The fatty acid methyl esters of the triglycerides were studied by gas-liquid chromatography. 4. The major fatty acids were found to be palmitate (35%), stearate (26%), oleate (24%) and myristate (12%). Hexadecenoic (2%) and pentadecanoic acids were minor components.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides