title: 20 years of fatty acid analysis by capillary electrophoresis.
abstract: A review taking into account the literature reports covering 20 years of fatty acid analysis by capillary electrophoresis is presented. This paper describes the evolution of fatty acid analysis using different CE modes such as capillary zone electrophoresis, non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis, micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography employing different detection systems, such as ultraviolet-visible, capacitively coupled contactless conductivity, laser-induced fluorescence and mass spectrometry. In summary, the present review signals that CE seems to be an interesting analytical separation technique that is very useful for screening analysis or quantification of the usual fatty acids present in different matrices, offering short analysis times and a simple sample preparation step as inherent advantages in comparison with the classical methodology, making it a separation technique that is very attractive for quality control in industry and government agencies.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil. marcone.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br.
authors.forename: Marcone Augusto Leal
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Brenda Lee Simas
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isaura Daniele Leite
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Lopes
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Mendonça
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Castro Barra
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Jesus Coelho Castro
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Química Analítica e Quimiometria (GQAQ), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Takabayashi
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids