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The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method developed in the preceding papers was extended to the analysis of autoxidation products of methyl linolenate. Four isomeric hydroxy allylic trienes with a conjugated diene system were identified after reduction of the linolenate hydroperoxides. All eight geometrictrans,cis- andtrans, trans-conjugated diene isomers of these hydroxy allylic compounds were identified and partially separated by GC of the trimethylsilyl (TMS) ether derivatives. The proportion found of 9- and 16-hydroperoxides was significantly higher (75–81%) than the 12- and 13-hydroperoxides (18–25%). The tendency of the 12- and 13-hydroperoxides to form cyclic peroxides, cyclic peroxidehydroperoxides, and prostaglandin-like endoperoxides was supported by indirect evidence for the presence of 9,10,12- and 13,15,16-trihydroxyoctadecanoate in hydrogenated derivatives of the highly oxygenated products. The quantitative GC-MS method was used to determine the relative contribution of linolenate, linoleate, and oleate in mixtures to the formation of hydroperoxides.
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Frankel, E.N., Neff, W.E., Rohwedder, W.K. et al. Analysis of autoxidized fats by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: III. Methyl linolenate. Lipids 12, 1055–1061 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02533334
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