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Nat Prod Lett
; 16(2): 123-7, 2002 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11990429
ABSTRACT
A Microwave-Assisted Process (MAP is a Trade-Mark of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of the Environment) solvent extraction procedure was used in conjunction with GC-MS analysis to investigate the chemical composition of dried and live cockroaches. The main components extracted were classified into four groups: sterols. fatty acids and their esters, long chain alkanes and fused aromatic hydrocarbons.