مجلة التربية والعلم (Sep 2007)

Study the content of a bacterium Listeria monocytogenes of fatty acids

  • Ameera Alrawi,
  • Mayada Altaee,
  • Sahera Hameed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33899/edusj.2007.162816
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 361 – 369

Abstract

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The study conducted the determination of fatty acids of Listeria monocytogenes by using Gas Liquid Chromatography (GLC) after extraction and esterification of fatty acids . From accounting the retentiontime of isolated fatty acids and comparison with standard fatty acids, the results showed domination of saturated types, Myristic acid ( 13.408%) Followed by Stearic acid (3.019%) among other saturated fatty acid whilethe unsaturated fatty acids, the Linoleic acid formed higher percent ( 4.591%) followed by Oleic acid (2.254%) . The other unsaturated fatty acids were differed in their percentages .

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