The AOCS Lipid Library

LIPID ANALYSIS

Seven major sections deal with various aspects of the analysis of lipids from chromatography to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. There is also a substantial section providing comprehensive lists of references on different aspects of lipid analysis, together with a current awareness service.

• Mass spectrometry of fatty acid derivatives
  This section contains over 1800 mass spectra of fatty acid derivatives of various kinds (and some related lipids) together with tutorials on interpretation, an extensive bibliography and practical advice.

• Selected topics in the analysis of lipids
  A number of short articles on analysis originally for the journal 'Lipid Technology' but now greatly updated, together with some with longer review articles from 'Advances in Lipid Methodology - One and Two' (by kind permission of P.J. Barnes & Associates). New articles will appear soon.

• NMR chemical shifts for fatty acids and their derivatives
  The chemical shifts (¹H and ¹³C) for a wide range of fatty acids and their derivatives are described in these articles by Frank Gunstone and Gerhard Knothe.

• Silver ion chromatography of lipids
  These articles deal with both theoretical and practical aspects of this important topic. The main item is an important review of the technique, but other short topics will be added as time permits.

• Lipidomics
  Modern methods based mainly on mass spectrometry for detailed structural analysis of intact lipids. We have great plans for this section.

• Gas Chromatography and Lipids
  The full text of the book 'Gas Chromatography and Lipids' is here in compact accessible sections (by kind permission of P.J. Barnes & Associates (The Oily Press Ltd)).

• Literature surveys of analytical methodology
  Lists of references by year and topic (and mass spectrometry especially), including a current awareness service. This month's references are here...

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