| Chapter title |
Lipids and Fatty Acids in Algae: Extraction, Fractionation into Lipid Classes, and Analysis by Gas Chromatography Coupled with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID)
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 11 |
| Book title |
Natural Products From Marine Algae
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2684-8_11 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2683-1, 978-1-4939-2684-8
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| Authors |
Freddy Guihéneuf, Matthias Schmid, Dagmar B. Stengel |
| Editors |
Dagmar B. Stengel, Solène Connan |
| Abstract |
Despite the number of biochemical studies exploring algal lipids and fatty acid biosynthesis pathways and profiles, analytical methods used by phycologists for this purpose are often diverse and incompletely described. Potential confusion and potential variability of the results between studies can therefore occur due to change of protocols for lipid extraction and fractionation, as well as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) preparation before gas chromatography (GC) analyses. Here, we describe a step-by-step procedure for the profiling of neutral and polar lipids using techniques such as solid-liquid extraction (SLE), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). As an example, in this protocol chapter, analyses of neutral and polar lipids from the marine microalga Pavlova lutheri (an EPA/DHA-rich haptophyte) will be outlined to describe the distribution of fatty acid residues within its major lipid classes. This method has been proven to be a reliable technique to assess changes in lipid and fatty acid profiles in several other microalgal species and seaweeds. |
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