Separation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by argentation thin layer chromatography.
A single step, silver nitrate thin layer chromatographic procedure which separates a methyl ester mixture containing 0-6 double bonds is described. Purity of each ester recovered from the silver nitrate plate was 98-99%. Recovery of the esters ranged from 100% for saturates to 77% for pentaenes.
D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008722:Methods; D012834:Silver
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012834:Silver