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Analysis of Fatty Acid Composition in Overall Lipid Content

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            Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a fatty acid present in large quantities in the
            brain. It accounts for 40% of the fatty acids in the brain and 60% of the fatty
 In an effort to establish practical applications for regenerative medicine, research is actively being conducted on ES cells and iPS cells.  acids in the retina. Based on experiments with DHA-deficient mice, DHA
 Due to the undeveloped mitochondria in undifferentiated ES cells, the primary energy source is from the glycolytic system. When   deficiency is reported to affect brain and nerve system development.  Analysis of
 mitochondria develop as the ES cells become differentiated, the TCA cycle is said to become the energy source.  Consequently, DHA has attracted attention as a component in dietary   Comprehensive
 This example describes the results from analyzing the composition of fatty acids in human ES cells. After extracting all cellular lipids   supplements, which are claimed to have benefits such as reducing the risk of   Glycerophospholipids
 from frozen pellets of human ES cells, the fatty acids were methyl-esterified. Analyzing the methylated fatty acids by GC-MS resulted   cardiovascular disease, reducing neutral fats in the blood, improving blood
 in identification of 19 types of fatty acids.  pressure, aiding growth and behavioral and visual development in infants, and
            reducing the symptoms and frequency of depression. Many research results
 (×10,000,000)  have been reported on the effectiveness of such functions.
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 Methyl myristate  41.925  2204  98  380  GC-MS/MS analysis of a wide variety of fatty acids.
 Methyl pentadecanoate  43.755  2309  99  372
 Methyl palmitate  45.505  2413  98  12739                                                                           of Glycolipids
 Methyl palmitoleate  46.760  2490  95  143                                                                            Structural Analysis
 Methyl margarate  47.150  2515  98  606
 Methyl stearate  48.735  2619  98  29218
 Methyl oleate  49.790  2689  96  96
 Methyl linoleate  51.300  2793  99  1101
 Methyl arachisate  51.690  2821  98  811
 Methyl cis -11-icosenoate  52.675  2891  99  1602
 Methyl linolenate  53.005  2913  98  122
 Methyl cis -11,14-Icosadienoate  54.165  2991  98  124
 Methyl eicosa-8,11,14-trienoate  55.315  3069  99  632                                                                Analysis of Fatty Acid
 Methyl erucate  55.535  3083  98  93                                                                              Content of Human ES Cells  Composition in Overall Lipid
 Methyl cis -11,14,14-Icosatrienoate  55.910  3108  97  24
 Methyl arachidonate  56.240  3130  99  457
 Methyl cis -5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoate  58.230  3254  99  243
 Methyl cis -7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoate  61.995  3478  98  617
 Methyl cis -4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexaenoate  63.150  3547  99  62
                                            Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
 Methyl margarate-d3   47.085  2511  97  19864        GCMS-TQ8040
 *Similarity reflects the results obtained in the NIST mass spectrum library search.                               Esters by GC  Acid Methyl   Analysis of Fatty
 Reference: Technical Report “Determination of Fatty-acid Composition of Lipids in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using GC-MS” (C146-E243)  Reference: GCMS-TQ8040 brochure (C146-E251), Smart Metabolites Database flyer (C146-E277)
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