SELECTED TOPICS IN THE ANALYSIS OF LIPIDS

cartoon Over the years, I have written a series of short articles on those aspects of lipid analysis that particularly interested me or seemed timely for the journal 'Lipid Technology' (www.pjbarnes.co.uk). These articles are made available below, most after substantial revision. The topics covered here are grouped in sections, but the order is arbitrary. In addition, there are some more substantial reviews from the 'Advances in Lipid Methodology' series, published by the Oily Press, information on which is also accessible from the above link.As time permits, some original articles will appear here also.

Substantial Review Articles from 'Advances in Lipid Methodology - One and Two'
Solid-phase extraction columns in the analysis of lipids Preparation of ester derivatives of fatty acids for chromatographic analysis Preparation of lipid extracts from tissues	The chromatographic resolution of chiral lipids Detectors for HPLC of lipids with special reference to evaporative light-scattering detection

Fatty acid analysis (from 'Lipid Technology') High-precision gas chromatography Mass spectrometry of fatty acids - beginner's guide. Part 1. ... Ditto .... Part 2. Dimethyl disulphide adducts for mass spectrometry GC columns for fatty acid analysis Fatty acid analysis by HPLC Alternatives to methyl esters for GC analysis Methylation of fatty acids - a beginner's guide Why I dislike boron-trifluoride-methanol Analysis of trans fatty acids Analysis of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) - updated 27/3/2008 CLA - A practical guide (from INFORM) General Methodology (from 'Lipid Technology') Why methods go wrong Methods for lipid extraction Laboratory accreditation	Original Article Lipidomics Other Chromatographic Methods (from 'Lipid Technology') Size exclusion chromatography of lipid polymers Reversed-phase HPLC of triacylglycerols Silver ion chromatography. 1. Introduction ... Ditto .... 2. Mechanism ... Ditto .... 3. Practical separations The evaporative light-scattering detector for HPLC Supercritical fluid chromatography HPLC separation of phospholipids Thin-layer chromatography Chiral chromatography of lipids Solid-phase extraction - updated 29/3/2008 Stereospecific analysis of triacylglycerols - updated 4/4/2008 GC analysis of triacylglycerols - caution!

Nessie I was encouraged by the editor to keep the 'Lipid Technology' articles at a reasonably popular level, and I therefore tried to maintain a light tone. However, I always treated them seriously in the sense of trying to be as up-to-date and well referenced as possible. I am grateful to Peter Barnes and the Oily Press for permission publish this material. All the documents are available in PDF format via a link at the end of each web page. For comment or further information, please contact - William.Christie@scri.ac.uk

Scottish Crop Research Institute (and MRS Lipid Analysis Unit), Invergowrie, Dundee (DD2 5DA), Scotland

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SELECTED TOPICS IN THE ANALYSIS OF LIPIDS

Substantial Review Articles from 'Advances in Lipid Methodology - One and Two'

Fatty acid analysis (from 'Lipid Technology')

General Methodology (from 'Lipid Technology')

Original Article

Other Chromatographic Methods (from 'Lipid Technology')