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Esters in human hair fat

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Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

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A study was made of the hair fat composition of human adults with special reference to its ester content. Waxes, triglycerides, and a mixture of mono-and di-glycerides were isolated and charcterized. Indirect evidence is presented that the free acids of hair fat are derived from lipolysis of triglycerides. Some preferential esterification of some kinds of fatty acids as glycerides and others as waxes was observed. No significant differences could be observed in the analysis of the hair fat of adult males compared with that of adult females of the same age group.

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  1. Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

    N. Nicolaides

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  2. Roscoe C. Foster Jr.
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This investigation was supported in part by the Research and Development Division, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, under contract No. DA-49-007-MD-411.

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Nicolaides, N., Foster, R.C. Esters in human hair fat. J Am Oil Chem Soc 33, 404–409 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02630767

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