Identification of alkyldiacylglycerols containing saturated methyl branched chains in the Harderian gland of guinea pig.
More than 90% of total lipids in the Harderian gland of guinea pig was identified as 1-alkyl-2,3-diacylglycerol. The alkyl and acyl moieties consisted of saturated aliphatic chains ranging from 14 to 21 carbon atoms and from 15 to 26 carbon atoms, respectively. About 60 mol% of them had methyl branches, which were located at the even-numbered carbon atoms. Mono- and di-methyl branched chains accounted for most of the branched chains. The aliphatic chains contained methyl branches especially in the alkyl chains at the 1-position and the acyl chains at the 2-position
D000818:Animals; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006243:Harderian Gland / Q000032:analysis*; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis*
D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides