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Reinvestigation of positional distribution of fatty acids in docosahexaenoic acid‐rich fish oil triacyl‐ sn ‐glycerols

2000; Wiley; Volume: 35; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11745-000-559-1

1558-9307

Yukio Ando, Motoi Satake, Yoichi Takahashi,

Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Positional distribution of fatty acids in triacyl-sn-glycerols of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich tuna orbital and bonito head oils has been reanalyzed by a method based on chromatographic separation of isomeric and enantiomeric monoacyl-sn-glycerol (MAG) derivatives. When boric acid thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was used for separation of 1(3)- and 2-MAG analytical intermediates, the stereospecific analysis showed the preferential association of DHA to the sn-2 position followed by the sn-3 position. This distribution pattern differed from that obtained by silicic acid TLC of their bis-3,5-dinitrophenylurethane (DNPU) derivatives. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography elution profiles of 1(3)- and 2-MAG intermediates revealed that 1(3)- and 2-MAG made up of both short- and long-chain lengths cannot be clearly resolved by TLC after preparation of the DNPU derivatives. The 1(3)- and 2-MAG must be resolved by boric acid TLC prior to derivatization.