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Separation of the Methyl Esters of Fatty Acids by Thin Layer Chromatography
IT is well known that the application of long-chain fatty acid samples to gas chromatography needs their previous esterification to methyl esters. Speaking generally, there are two ways to obtain ...
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Dimethyl Sulfate as Methylation Agent and Solvent in Highly Regioselective Synthesis of Methyl Salicylate Using Sodium Bicarbonate as a Base
Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri-UFVJM, Campus JK, Rodovia MGT 367 - Km 583, n° 5.000, Alto da Jacuba, CEP 39100-000 Diamantina, MG, Brazil ...
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Polymer Brush-Grafted Silicon Nanoparticles as a Binder-Free Anode for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Battery Performance
Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan Center for Green-Energy Key Materials Research, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan Department of ...
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Exogenous salicylic acid regulates organic acids metabolism in postharvest blueberry fruit
TA in berries was measured by an automatic titrator (877 Titrino plus, Metrohm, Herisau, Switzerland), and the result was expressed as a percentage of malic acid (%). Determination of organic acids ...
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A Two-Stage Adaptive Laboratory Evolution Strategy to Enhance Docosahexaenoic Acid Synthesis in Oleaginous Thraustochytrid
To obtain the fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), the total lipid was dissolved in 1 mL of chloroform and incubated with 2% (v/v) sulfuric acid/methanol at 85°C for 2.5 h. FAMEs were determined by gas ...
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Quarantine and pre-shipment use of methyl bromide
Methyl bromide is an ozone depleting gas and a controlled substance. In Australia it can only be used as a fumigant for quarantine and pre-shipment purposes, unless the Australian Government has given ...