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Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Antigens
Published on: April 16, 2013
Determination of the (13)C Content of Glycerol Samples of Different Origin
1Chemisches Untersuchungsamt Speyer, Nikolaus-von-Weis-Strasse 1, PF 1206, D-67346 Speyer, Germany.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|February 7, 2001
Abstract:
The average carbon isotope value (delta(13)C) of 63 samples of glycerol from over 30 different sources has been determined. The results indicate that it is possible to distinguish the glycerol obtained from the glycerides produced in plants following C-3 and C-4 carbon fixation pathways. The samples obtained from animal sources seem to reflect the composition of the material consumed, as well as that produced by sugar fermentation.
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