Cholesterol degradation in archaeological pottery mediated by fired clay and fatty acid pro-oxidants
Hammann S, Cramp LJE, Whittle M, Evershed RP (2018)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Book Volume: 59
Pages Range: 4401-4404
Journal Issue: 50
URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403918313121
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.10.071
Abstract
Cholesterol is generally absent in animal fat residues preserved in archaeological ceramic vessels. It is known from edible oil refining that during bleaching with activated clay sterols are degraded, largely via oxidation. Laboratory heating experiments using fired clay from replica pottery vessels promoted rapid degradation of cholesterol via oxidation. Furthermore, heating cholesterol with fatty acids (saturated and unsaturated) revealed additional degradation to occur independently of the ceramic matrix. As both conditions are met in archaeological pottery during animal (and plant) product processing involving heating, the very rare detection of sterols in organic residues can be explained.
Authors with CRIS profile
Simon Hammann
Juniorprofessur für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -qualität (am Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt Lehrstuhl)
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United Kingdom (GB)How to cite
APA:
Hammann, S., Cramp, L.J.E., Whittle, M., & Evershed, R.P. (2018). Cholesterol degradation in archaeological pottery mediated by fired clay and fatty acid pro-oxidants. Tetrahedron Letters, 59(50), 4401-4404. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.10.071
MLA:
Hammann, Simon, et al. "Cholesterol degradation in archaeological pottery mediated by fired clay and fatty acid pro-oxidants." Tetrahedron Letters 59.50 (2018): 4401-4404.
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