Fatty Acid Quantitative Profiling Service

Dive Deep into Fatty Acid in Biomass with Precision and Clarity

Fatty acids are aliphatic hydrocarbon chains containing a carboxyl group at one end. Their analysis helps to assess the nutritional quality of biomass as a food source, feed ingredient, etc. Creative Biolabs offers a fast and reliable biomass fatty acid analysis service according to reproducible, highly sensitive, and stable separation, characterization, identification, and quantitative analysis systems. Our goal is to support the research needs of various researchers, and biomass companies for lignocellulose and other biomass.

Currently, there are more methods for the detection of fatty acids. We use gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to determine the content of individual fatty acids in various Biomass samples such as Lignocellulose and Seaweed. The analytical method has been optimized and validated by us for compatibility and accuracy. We mainly test for the following fatty acids:

• Arachidic acid
  Arachidic acid is a saturated long-chain fatty acid with good properties and potential applications in drug delivery, and other applications.
• Behenic acid
  Behenic acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid that can be used in applications such as drug delivery.
• Capric acid
  Capric acid consists of 10 carbon atoms, has anti-inflammatory activity, and is widely used in food, cosmetics, and other applications.
• Erucic acid
  Erucic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid composed of 22 carbon atoms, which are used in surfactants, the polymer industry, and other applications.
• Lauric acid
  As a saturated medium-chain fatty acid, Lauric acid is abundant in coconut oil.
• Linoleic acid
  Linoleic acid is a kind of essential fatty acid, which has great application value.
• Linolenic acid
  Linolenic acid is found in walnuts, chia seeds, etc. It is a polyunsaturated fatty acid.
• Myristic acid
  Myristic acid has potential antibacterial activity and is a saturated fatty acid.
• Caprylic acid
  As a medium-chain saturated fatty acid, caprylic acid, and its derivatives have important industrial value.
• Oleic acid
  Oleic acid is an excellent surfactant used in the cosmetic and food industries.
• Palmitic acid
  As a long-chain saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid is used as an additive in various formulations.
• Palmitoleic acid
  As a long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid, palmitoleic acid has anti-inflammatory properties and can be used as an additive in feed.
• Stearic acid
  Stearic acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid and has good industrial value.
• Lignoceric acid
  Lignoceric acid is a kind of saturated fatty acid with 24 carbon atoms, which has great application value.

Like Starch Analysis and Lignin Analysis, our biomass fatty acid analysis service is efficient and accurate. After clarifying the client's needs and sample type, we develop a custom protocol. After identifying and quantifying the fatty acids in the biomass sample by GC-MS, we provide accurate and detailed data and analysis reports.

Fig.1 Flowchart of our analysis of fatty acids in biomass.

Features of Biomass Fatty Acids Analysis Service

• Experienced: Our analytical team has rich experience in handling many types of samples, providing a flexible biomass fatty acid analysis service.
• Thoughtful service: We provide detailed pre-sales consultation and after-sales technical support.
• Accurate quantification: We determine the fatty acid content of samples by GC-MS with high detection sensitivity and accurate quantification.

Creative Biolabs provides an accurate and specialized biomass fatty acid analysis service to support our clients' research and quality assessment of biomass. Please feel free to contact us for more detailed information about fatty acid analysis of biomass and tell us about your needs and sample type. Our technicians will contact you shortly to discuss your needs.

Published data

The chemical composition of Limnospira varies greatly. A standardized method is therefore needed to ensure that correctly and consistently characterized biomass is available for scientific research. To achieve this, this study hypothesized that fatty acid profiling was a chemically standardized marker and validated it by combining biological and chemical methods. The researchers first developed a GC-MS method. This was followed by testing material from commercial growers in 10 different countries and 20 different batches of biomass from the same commercial grower. Eventually, they succeeded in identifying analytical methods that could be standardized for Limnospira. This study also provided us with a basis for optimizing the GC-MS method for fatty acid analysis.

Fig.2 Comparison of FAME content in different biomass samples.^{1, 2}

FAQs

Q1: What are the advantages of detecting fatty acids by GC-MS?

A1: Fatty acids are widely found in animal and plant oils and fats. GC-MS, as one of the means of detecting fatty acids, has a wide detection range, good reproducibility, and high sensitivity, and is a more accurate and reliable analytical method.

Q2: How will the sample be treated before GC-MS analysis?

A2: Before GC-MS analysis, we need to extract, purify, and derivatize the sample. The treatment may vary for different samples.

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References

1. Huh, Jungmoo, et al. "Utility of fatty acid profile and in vitro immune cell activation for chemical and biological standardization of Arthrospira/Limnospira." Scientific Reports 12.1 (2022): 15657.
2. Under Open Access license CC BY 4.0, without modification.

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