Fatty Acids: Chemistry, Synthesis, and Applications

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Fatty Acids: Chemistry, Synthesis and Applications is a comprehensive source of information about a wide range of industrially important fatty acids. This practical resource provides key insights into the chemistry, synthesis, industrial applications, derivatives, and analysis of fatty acids, and the chemical modifications that transform them for use in products from biodiesel fuels to pharmaceuticals. Written by a team of industry experts, Fatty Acids includes detailed descriptions of fatty acid crystallization, enzymatic synthesis, and microbial production. This book focuses heavily on the chemistry of trans fatty acids, with extensive explanations of their synthesis and measurement. Further, the book addresses advances in the analytical methodology, including mass spectrometry, of fatty acids as well as their derivatives. This book serves as a reference manual to a new generation of lipid scientists and researchers; a useful resource for oleochemical industries; and a valuable teaching aid for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in fields related to the chemistry of oils, fats, and food. Includes recent developments in the synthesis of fatty acid derivatives, as renewable raw materials for the chemical industryPresents efficient synthetic methods for the dietary trans fatty acids in multi-gram scale allowing scientists and researchers to study dietary effects of individual trans fatty acids on human healthAddresses uses of fats and fatty acids in foods and nutritionIdentifies the roles of fatty acids and derivatives in cosmetic technology Content: 1. Naturally Occurring Fatty Acids: Source, Chemistry, Biology, and Uses 2. Furan Fatty Acids: Biology, Chemistry, Synthesis, and Reactions 3. Cyclopropene Fatty Acids: Chemical and Biological Properties and Synthesis of Derivatives 4. Chemistry of Epoxy Fatty Acids 5. Use of Fats and Fatty Acids in Foods and Nutrition 6. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Synthesis, Properties, and Uses 7. Crystallization of Fats and Fatty Acids in Edible Oils and Structure Determination 8. Chemical Synthesis of Fatty Acid Derivatives: Renewable raw materials for the Chemical Industry 9. Chemical Derivatization of Castor Oil and their Industrial utilizations 10. Nitrogen-and Sulphur-containing Fatty Acids and their Industrial applications 11. Long Chain a, B-Unsaturated Fatty Acid and Reactions thereof 12. Use of enzymes in organic synthesis of Fatty Acid Derivatives 13. Use of Lipases for the synthesis of Sugar Fatty Acid Esters and their industrial utilizations 14. Use of Lipases for the production of Fatty Acid derivatives for Food and Nutraceutical Application 15. New Method Developments for the synthesis of Fatty Acid Esters for Biodiesel Production 16. Chemical Modification of High Free Fatty Acid Oils for Biodiesel Production 17. Alkyl- branched Fatty Acids: Synthesis, Analysis and Uses 18. Dietary Omega 3- Fatty Acids: Effect on Tumor and Cancer Growth 19. Fatty Acids in Cosmetics 20. Fatty Acids Based Surfactants 21. An efficient, multi-gram Synthesis of Dietary Cis and Trans- Monounsaturated (Cis-18:1 and Trans-18:1) Fatty Acids. 22. Chromatographic Separation of Dietary Cis-18:1 andTrans-18:1 Fatty Acids 23. Recent Developments in the synthesis of Isotopically Labelled Fatty Acids 24. NMR of Fatty Acids 25. Mass Spectrometry of Fatty Acids