title: Chemical synthesis and NMR characterization of structured polyunsaturated triacylglycerols.
abstract: The chemical synthesis of pure triacylglycerol (TAG) regioisomers, that contain long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as arachidonic acid (AA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and saturated fatty acids, such as lauric acid (La) or palmitic acid (P), at defined positions, is described. A single step methodology using (benzotriazol-1-yloxy)-tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), an activator of carboxyl group commonly used in peptide synthesis and occasionally used in carboxylic acid esterification, has been developed for structured TAG synthesis. Identification of the fatty acyl chains for each TAG species was confirmed by atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) and fatty acid positional distribution was determined by (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra. The generic described procedures can be applied to a large variety of substrates and was used for the production of specific triacylglycerols of defined molecular structures, with high regioisomeric purity. Combination of MS and NMR was shown to be an efficient tool for structural analysis of TAG. In particular, some NMR signals were demonstrated to be regioisomer specific, allowing rapid positional analysis of LC-PUFA containing TAG.
authors.affiliation: Nestlé Research Center, Nestec Ltd., Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland. laetitia.fauconnot@rdls.nestle.com
authors.forename: Laëtitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fauconnot
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villard
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dionisi
mesh_terms: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011522:Protons; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D011522:Protons; D014280:Triglycerides