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Fatty Acid Composition in Phenol Extracts from Actinomyces Species

Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Osaka University Dental School, 3-48 Nakanoshima 4-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530, Japan

H. Kurihara

Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Osaka University Dental School, 3-48 Nakanoshima 4-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530, Japan

H. Okada

Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Osaka University Dental School, 3-48 Nakanoshima 4-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530, Japan

Fatty acid composition in phenol extracts of some strains of Actinomycetaceae was investigated by the combined system of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A variety of fatty acids was detected in these extracts, including branched and straight-chain acids.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 61, No. 11, 1282-1286 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345820610111401


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