Sannolo N, Vajro P, Caporale C, Acampora A, Malorni A
Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1981 Jan 15;57(1):118-24.
Fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids in the intestine are of interest because of their cathartic properties. We describe a method for extraction of lipids from freeze dried homogenized stools and identification of the hydroxy stearic acid in the fecal lipids pattern by GC-MS. Recovery of 90-95 % shows the efficacy of extraction . Quantitative data of fecal hydroxy stearic acid excretion in some normal and chronic diarrhea affected children are reported.
