
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Downing, DT 
T1  - The Fatty Acid Composition of <I>Vernix caseosa</I>
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1963
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SP  - 679
EP  - 682
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9630679 
N2  - The fatty acids obtained on hydrolysis of sebum from newly-born babies contained approximately equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and 10% of &#945;-hydroxyacids. Gas chromatographic examination showed that the saturated fatty acids (C12 to C30) contained 78% branched-chain and 22% normal compounds, while the unsaturated acids (C12 to C32) contained 15% branched and 85% normal compounds. The a-hydroxyacids (C10 to C26) contained 79% branched-chain and 21% normal components and had little if any unsaturation. The high proportion of branched-chain acids suggests that these are not likely to be exogenous. 
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