Bert Macklin FBI Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I need to synthesize enough quantities of arachidonic acid, and one of the more commericial means of obtaining this fatty acid is done through the fermentation of a specific fungus. As I am essentially using a biological organism in something that is supposed Chemistry-based, I simply need to know whether this is going against the rules of a CHEMISTRY EE. Any advice or answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Assuming you're going to use that arachidonic acid as part of a Chemistry experiment then it should be fine to use a fungus as the source. However if your experiment were "how much arachidonic acid does Fungus X produce under Y conditions?" then it would become Biology. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I need to synthesize enough quantities of arachidonic acid, and one of the more commericial means of obtaining this fatty acid is done through the fermentation of a specific fungus. As I am essentially using a biological organism in something that is supposed Chemistry-based, I simply need to know whether this is going against the rules of a CHEMISTRY EE. Any advice or answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks If the actual synthesis of arachidonic acid is not part of your study, I would suggest that you just purchase the AA that you need for your experiment. Sigma-Aldrich can supply >99% GC purity product in Belgium at a reasonable price in quantities as small as 10mg. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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