Determining double-bond positions in monoenoic 2-hydroxy fatty acids of glucosylceramides by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
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Authors: | Hiroyuki Imai Kohei Yamamoto Akira Shibahara Shuichi Miyatani Takao Nakayama |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Konan University, 658-8501 Kobe, Japan;(2) General Testing Research Institute of Japan Oil Stuff Inspectors' Corporation, 658-0044 Kobe, Japan;(3) Department of Clinical Nutrition, Osaka Prefectural College of Health Sciences, 583-8555 Habikino, Japan |
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Abstract: | We applied a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method using dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) adducts and were able to
determine the double-bond positions in monounsaturated 2-hydroxy fatty acids (2-HFA). 2-HFA methyl esters, prepared from the
hydrolysate ofArabidopsis thaliana leaf glucosylceramides, were acetylated and methylthiolated. GC-MS analysis of the resulting DMDS adducts showed simple mass
spectra with recognizable molecular ions and a series of key fragment ions indicating the original double-bond positions in
the aliphatic chain. Based on this GC-MS elucidation, we confirmed thatArabidopsis leaf glucosylceramides have C22, C23, C24, C25, and C26 chain length 2-HFA with monounsaturation, and all their double bonds are placed at the n−9 position. This procedure is simple,
time efficient, and highly sensitive. |
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