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DURING investigations of the effect of radiation on lipid components of food we have examined the effect of γ-radiation on methyl laurate. There is little information in the literature on the effect of γ-radiation on higher saturated fatty acid esters1. Here we report the constitution of the major product in the fractions of higher boiling point than methyl laurate.
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MACFARLANE, J., SWEETING, J. α-Dehydro Dimer—a Major Product in Irradiated Methyl Laurate. Nature 207, 520–521 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207520a0
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