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Identification of Δ6-monounsaturated fatty acids in human hair and nail samples by gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometry using ionic-liquid coated capillary column.
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PMID:  22119675     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Lipids found in human sebum contain specific fatty acids such as sapienic (cis-6 16:1), cis-8 18:1 and sebaleic (cis-5, cis-8 18:2) acids. These fatty acids belong to the n-10 series and the initial step involved in their synthesis is the desaturation of palmitic acid by the Δ6-desaturase to form sapienic acid. The occurrence in human hair and nail of sapienic (cis-6 16:1), cis-8 18:1 and sebaleic (cis-5, cis-8 18:2) acids has not been reported to our knowledge nor has the formation of Δ6-monounsaturated fatty acids from other saturated fatty acids such as stearic acid. The pre-requisite for such identification is the ability to separate cis-6 from cis-8 monounsaturated fatty acid derivative (i.e. cis-6 18:1 from cis-8 18:1 methyl esters) by gas-chromatography (GC) and such separation is not achievable using cyanoalkyl based highly polar capillary columns. In the present study, we used the 100m SLB-IL 111 ionic liquid based capillary column recently commercialized by Supelco (Bellefonte, PA). The identification was performed by gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometry (GC-MS) with electronic impact (EI) ionization using 4,4-dimethyloxazoline (DMOX) derivatives. Baseline separation between critical cis-6 18:1 and cis-8 18:1 isomers was obtained allowing unambiguous identification based on MS fragmentation and pure standards. In sebum, hair and nail samples, sapienic, cis-8 18:1 and sebaleic acids were found and more importantly, petroselinic acid was identified in these human tissues for the first time. In addition, we identified in hair and nail lipids cis-6 14:1, cis-6 15:1, iso-cis-6 16:1, aiso-cis-6 17:1 and cis-6 17:1 as their DMOX derivatives based on molecular ion as well as diagnostic ion fragments at m/z 167, 180 and 194. Possible biosynthesis scenario is postulated to explain the occurrence of these Δ6-monounsaturated fatty acids in human sebum, hair and nail lipids.
Authors:
Frédéric Destaillats; Marjorie Guitard; Cristina Cruz-Hernandez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of chromatography. A     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-3778     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9318488     Medline TA:  J Chromatogr A     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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