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. 2011 Jan;52(1):143–151. doi: 10.1194/jlr.D008094

TABLE 1.

Lipid classes identified in trimethylsilylated SSL samples analyzed by HTGC-MS

Free Fatty Acids Free Fatty Acids (continued) RT Hydrocarbons Monoglycerides
RT RCO RT RCO 29.29 Squalene RT RCO
8.05 C10:0 18.89 C16:0 31.62 Squalene 25.81 C14:0
11.32 C12:0 19 C16:0 33.14 Epoxysqualene 28.26 C16:0
12.06 C12:0 19.13 C16:1

28.71 C16:0
12.14 C13:0 19.28 C16:1 RT
Free sterols
31 C18:1
12.9 C13:0 19.4 C16:0 35.91 Cholesterol 31.45 C18:0
13.09 C13:0 19.53 C16:0 38.22 Lanosterol


13.32 C13:0 19.67 C16:0 38.94 3 hydroxy lanosta-8,24-diene Diglycerides
13.46 C13:0 19.57 C16:0 RT R'CO R’’CO
14.05 C13:0 19.85 C16:0

46.83 C15:0 C16:0
14.34 C13:0 20.21 C17:1 Cholesteryl esters
47.67 C14:0 C18:0
14.84 C14:0 20.34 C17:0 RT R1CO 48.17 C15:0 C16:1
15.27 C14:0 20.53 C17:0 61.48 C14:1 48.69 C15:0 C16:1
15.49 C14:1 20.87 C17:1 61.72 C14:1 49.20 C15:0 C16:0
15.99 C14:0 21.17 C18:1 62.01 C14:0 49.92 C16:0 C16:1
16.65 C15:1 21.39 C17:0 63.17 C15:1 49.92 C16:0 C16:0
16.74 C15:0 21.91 C18:1 63.48 C15:1 50.05 C16:0 C16:1
16.93 C15:0 22.14 C18:2 63.82 C15:0 50.37 C16:0 C16:0
17.17 C15:0 22.43 C18:2 64.57 C16:1 50.61 C16:0 C16:1
17.32 C15:0 22.53 C18:1 64.99 C16:0 51.05 C16:0 C16:0
17.17 C15:0 22.8 C18:0 65.31 C16:1 53.51 C18:1 C16:0
17.32 C15:0 23.06 C18:0 65.71 C16:0 54.61 C18:0 C16:0
17.86 C15:0 29.05 C20:1 66.46 C17:1 57.45 C18:0 C18:0
18.11 C15:0 30.45 C21:1 66.81 C17:1 58.10 C18:0 C18:0
18.46 C16:1 31.8 C22:1 66.84 C17:0
18.58 C16:0 32.85 C23:1 67.20 C17:0
18.69 C16:0 34.79 C24:1 68.59 C18:1

Several trimethylsilylated FFA with the same total carbon number were eluted at different retention times (RT, min); this could due to the branching of chains or unsaturation positions. RCO, R1CO, R′CO and R″CO, acid moieties.