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Identification of wax esters inTetrahymena pyriformis

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Wax esters, isolated fromTetrahymena pyriformis, have been found to contain 45% branched chain alcohols and 76% branched chain fatty acids. No esters of tetrahymanol or of sterols were found.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland

    Marcia Anne Wheeler & Chester E. Holmlund

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Wheeler, M.A., Holmlund, C.E. Identification of wax esters inTetrahymena pyriformis . Lipids 10, 260–262 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532491

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