Fatty acids and lipids: Chemistry and analysis

A course on fatty acids and lipids will be held in Dundee, United Kingdom, on 3 and 4 September 1998. This will be composed of a series of nine lectures to be delivered under the auspices of the Lipid Analysis Unit at the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

The course is designed for those working with lipids in the food, oleochemical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, or in academia, and will provide an introduction to the chemistry, physics, biochemistry and analysis of lipid molecules.

The topics to be covered during the conference will include:

- Structure, biosynthesis and sources of fatty acids;
- Oils and fats in the market place;
- Processing of fatty acids, covering extraction, refining, hydrogenation and fractionation;
- Analysis for fatty acids and lipids molecular species including extraction, classical methods and chromatographic procedures;
- Physical properties including crystal structure and melting behaviour;
- Reaction associated with unsaturated centres;
- Major uses and nutritional aspects.
For further information, please contact:

Scottish Crop Research Institute
Mylnefield Research Services Ltd
Mr. Jonathan Snape
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
United Kingdom
Tel. +44-1382-568568; Fax +44-1382-568501
E-mail: jsnape@scri.sari.ac.uk