This article was originally published in the August 2016 edition of Matreya’s Newsletter for Glyco/Sphingolipid Research (PDF).

Cayman offers an extensive list of highly purified straight chain, branched chain, polyunsaturated, hydroxy, and cyclopropane fatty acids and fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) for your research needs. Our team at Cayman brings many years of experience in organic synthetic chemistry, allowing us to custom synthesize or extract specialized fatty acids from natural sources to help meet your specific goals. Cayman is the best choice for your fatty acid and FAME mixtures due to our continuing excellence in:

• QUALITY: Purity of the compounds included are ≥98%.

• METHODOLOGY: Product preparation is followed with the utmost caution to preserve the quality of the materials.

• EXPERIENCE: Cayman’s scientists carefully curate each mixture based on their experience and knowledge working with the individual mixture components.

• GUIDANCE: Cayman’s decades of experience in fatty acid preparation and analysis will help to answer your technical questions as we guide you in using our products.

Cayman offers a wide selection of FAME mixtures that are carefully and accurately prepared for use as GC-MS standards. Individual components are analyzed before being combined and are stored under inert gas at -20°C. Each component is measured using calibrated instruments. After the mixture is prepared, it is reanalyzed to ensure that it meets all quality control parameters. Upon passing rigorous inspection, the mixture is packaged under inert gas and stored at -20°C.

TIC of 20 common FAMEs from the Fatty Acid methyl ester GC-MS Mixture.

FAMEs

These mixtures include the ester version of various important essential fatty acids, as well as endogenous fatty acids, including those that are precursors in the production of many other lipids.

Diverse Saturation Fatty Acid Mixtures

Saturated Fatty Acid Mixtures

Broadly Inclusive Fatty Acid Mixtures

Edible Oil Mixtures

Bacterial Acid Mixtures

Knowledge of the fatty acid content of bacteria can be useful in understanding microbials and can be of great nutritional importance in animals. Understanding the role of enzymes and regulatory pathways in human pathogens is important in drug development. Microbial fatty acid profiles are unique from one species to another and can therefore be used in the determination of bacterial identity.

Fermentation and Metabolic Acid Mixtures

Short-chain alkanoic acids are ideal for fermentation studies, and short-chain, non-volatile acids are the metabolic intermediates of glycolysis and Krebs cycle pathways.

If you do not see a mixture listed that meets your specific needs please contact us. We are always happy to make custom mixtures according to your individual requirements.