title: Skin surface lipids of the mink.
abstract: Skin surface lipids from mink (Mustela vison) were collected in acetone and analyzed by thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography. The principal components were wax monoesters (92%), cholesteryl esters (5%), free fatty acids (1%), fatty alcohols (1%) and cholesterol (1%). The fatty acids and alcohols contained in these lipids were composed principally of homologous series of straight chained omega 7-unsaturated structures (C16-C24), accompanied by lesser proportions of homologous series of saturated (C14-C22) and omega 9-unsaturated (C18-C22) structures.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008745:Methylation; D008907:Mink / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis*; D014885:Waxes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D014885:Waxes