title: The mechanism of adipocere formation. II. Separation and identification of oxo fatty acids in adipocere.
abstract: Two kinds of oxo fatty acids were found to be present in the adipocere. One of them was identified as 10-oxohexadecanoic acid and the other was as 10-oxo-octadecanoic acid. The chemical identity of these compounds was confirmed by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The adipocere contained about 1.3 to 1.6% oxo fatty acid of total fatty acids.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003652:Decanoic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011180:Postmortem Changes
chemical_list: D003652:Decanoic Acids