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The enantiomeric composition of the monounsaturated triacylglycerols (TG) from cocoa butter was estimated. The monounsaturated TG were separated into three fractions by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and each fraction was subjected to the stereospecific analysis with chiral-phase HPLC. The results indicated that the major TG consisted of equal amounts of 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-3-palmitoyl-sn-glycerol (SOP-sn-TG) and POS-sn-TG (47 mol%), 1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-glycerol (SOS-TG) (33 mol%), and POP-TG (19 mol%). The contents of SOP-sn-TG and POS-sn-TG are 1.30 times that of the POP-TG content, and the SOS-TG content is 1.302 times that of the POP-TG content. The term “priority factor” is proposed for the ratio of the stearoyl group/palmitoyl group, 1:30 at thesn-1 andsn-3 or 1(3)-position. It shows a distinct specificity for particular fatty acids or their Coenzyme A esters in random esterification at each position of the glycerol moiety in the biosynthesis of cocoa butter TG.
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Takagi, T., Ando, Y. Stereospecific analysis of monounsaturated triacylglycerols in cocoa butter. J Am Oil Chem Soc 72, 1203–1206 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02540989
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