Prehistoric Man Ate His Fish
Indian researchers are studying the affects that EPA and DHA (together known as Omega-3), the two main long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oily fish and shellfish, may have had on the brain development of prehistoric ancestors.
Indian researchers are studying the affects that EPA and DHA (together known as Omega-3), the two main long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oily fish and shellfish, may have had on the brain development of prehistoric ancestors. They concentrated EPA from chemically hydrolyzed sardine oil using urea fractionation with methanol at different temperatures and urea/lipids ratios followed by argentation neutral alumina column chromatography. The urea-fatty acid complexes were analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy that revealed the highest EPA concentration of 48% was at 4 C and 4:1 urea/fatty acid ratio.
RAFA 2024 Highlights: Contemporary Food Contamination Analysis Using Chromatography
November 18th 2024A series of lectures focusing on emerging analytical techniques used to analyse food contamination took place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at RAFA 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. The session included new approaches for analysing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polychlorinated alkanes (PCAS), Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH), and short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs and MCCPs).
Pharmaceutical excipients, such as polyethylene glycol-based polymers, must be tested for the presence of ethylene oxide (EtO) and 1,4-dioxane as part of a safety assessment, according to USP Chapter <228>.
