抄録
The second component “b” (ECL value 16.25) in the multibranched-chain fatty acids, separated earlier from whale oils, was identified by gas-liquid chromatography as 2, 6, 10, 14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid, which was synthesized from phytol and confirmed by means of infrared absorption, high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometry.
It is estimated that this acid in the fin whale blubber oil used in this investigation corresponded to approximately 0.05% of the total weight of fatty acids.
The acid also existed as a constituent of the oils from sperm whale blubber as well as blue whale bone and sei whale blubber, as previously reported.
