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Ag+- and RP-HPLC have been used to study the triacylglycerol fraction of a dietary supplement containing fish oil. The fatty acid (FA) distribution in the glycerol backbone of the triacylglycerol fraction was determined by stereospecific analysis. Eicosapentaenoic acid, the most abundant poly unsaturated FA, was predominantly located in the sn-3 position, while docosahexaenoic and docosapentaenoic acids were generally located in the sn-2 position. The nutritional significance of these findings is briefly discussed.
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Received: 18 February 1998 / Revised version: 25 June 1998
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Cossignani, L., Simonetti, M., Neri, A. et al. Structural analysis of triacylglycerol fraction and some its sub-fractions from an eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid dietary supplement. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 208, 203–207 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050403
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050403