Lipids are a class of plant metabolites that are present in seeds and fresh pericarp. They are rich energy resource and can act as important signaling molecules and hormones. All lipids are either fatty acids or derivatives of fatty acids or might be other nonfatty acids containing related molecules. The major lipids found in plants include glycerol, phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, free fatty acids, vitamins soluble in fat, waxes, carotenes, terpenes, hydrocarbons, phenolics, chlorophyll pigments and their derivatives. The content and composition of lipids vary according to the type of plants.
Lipids are widely used in various fields. For example, storage oils, a type of lipid, exist in seeds or fruits in form of triacylglycerols. Storage oils have been widely used in industrial applications, including paints, cosmetics, soaps, detergents, and biofuels. The vegetable oils, another type of lipid, have been used as solvents for inks, polymers, mineral spirits, and oils on large scale. They are characterized by low flammability, low toxicity with improved solubility, and environmental compatibility. In the food industry, lipids are often used in the cooking due to their specific flavors and aromas. In addition, lipids play an important role in pharmaceutical field. Qualitative or quantitative analysis is critical to the application of plant lipids. With advanced technical platforms and a highly-skilled technical team, Alfa Chemistry is the premier choice for lipids analysis services.
Our Service Scope
Over the years of research in metabolites, Alfa Chemistry has many professional and experienced experts who can meet the challenges of most analysis problems. Alfa Chemistry offers lipids analysis services according to your needs. Our services include, but are not limited to the following.
- Lipids extraction
- Lipids purification
- Lipids structure analysis
- Lipids quantification analysis
- Lipids toxicity analysis
- Lipids metabolic pathway analysis
- Lipids biological activity analysis
- Lipids application mechanism analysis
Our Analysis Process
Alfa Chemistry's lipids analysis process follows extraction, purification, identification and quantification.
- The extraction of lipids constituents from the plant matrix is the first step in lipids analysis. Alfa Chemistry mainly has the following lipids extraction techniques.
- Folch extraction
- Bligh-dyer extraction
- Organic solvent extraction
- Soxhlet extractor extraction
- Supercritical fluid extraction
- Pressurized liquid extraction
- Automated hydrolysis extraction
- Microwave-assisted soxhlet extraction
- Dynamic ultrasound-assisted extraction
- Purification of lipids is done to remove contaminants from lipid extracts. Column chromatography is always used for isolation and fractionation of extracted and purified lipid constituents.
- Identification and quantification of lipids is the last step in lipids analysis. Alfa Chemistry mainly has the following lipids identification and quantification techniques.
- Mass spectrometry (MS)
- Gas chromatography (GC)
- Liquid chromatography (LC)
- Column chromatography (CC)
- Thin-layer chromatography (TLC)
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
Our Advantages
Over the years, Alfa Chemistry focus on providing customers with professional vitamins analysis services. Our advantages include, but are not limited to the following.
- Alfa Chemistry offers specialized, reliable, high quality lipids analysis program.
- Alfa Chemistry has rich experience in sample handling and data analysis of various lipids.
- Alfa Chemistry has multiple test instruments with considerable sensitivity and accuracy.
- Alfa Chemistry can provide lipids analysis services for customers in various fields, such as chemical companies, universities and non-profit institutes.
If you have questions about lipids analysis, please contact us. Our professional team will provide you with comprehensive lipids analysis services.
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