Artifacts produced by boron trifluoride methanolysis of a synthetic lecithin containing cyclopropane fatty acids (1-2-dihydrosterculoyl-3-sn-phosphatidylcholine).
It is shown that methanolysis of dihydrosterculoyl lecithin with boron trifluoride-methanol introduces artifacts which are absent if the methyl ester is prepared by saponification of the lipid followed by treatment with diazomethane.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000032:analysis; D001896:Boron Compounds; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D003978:Diazomethane; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005459:Fluorides; D006868:Hydrolysis; D000432:Methanol; D008722:Methods; D008745:Methylation; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis
D001896:Boron Compounds; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D003978:Diazomethane; D005459:Fluorides; D000432:Methanol