In our earlier works involving water droplets coated
with hydrocarbon chains (12C, dodecanoic acid) we found that these particles prefer an inverted micelle structure with an aqueous core and a hydrophobic surface.
Not exact matches
«Gasoline tends to contain short -
chain hydrocarbons, say C8,
with more branches, whereas diesel and jet fuel contain long -
chain hydrocarbons with few branches,» Keasling notes.
First, the researchers tagged each molecule
with a pair of long
hydrocarbon chains.
Structural hallmarks are mycolic acids, branched beta - hydroxy fatty acids
with two long
hydrocarbon chains.
Summary: Many of the steps are known in using glyoxal
with hydrogen peroxide to form dicarboxylic acids and
chains of
hydrocarbons, known as oligomers.