Extended Data Fig. 4: TIC showing the molecular constituents of castor oil and possibly other plant oils (blue), oil/tar of cedar oil/tar (brown) and juniper/cypress (purple) in a white beaker labelled “head”. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 4: TIC showing the molecular constituents of castor oil and possibly other plant oils (blue), oil/tar of cedar oil/tar (brown) and juniper/cypress (purple) in a white beaker labelled “head”.

From: Biomolecular analyses enable new insights into ancient Egyptian embalming

Extended Data Fig. 4

Cx:y = fatty acid with x carbon atoms and y representing the number of unsaturation; OH-C = hydroxy fatty acid; diOH-C = dihydroxy fatty acid; Ric-OH = ricinoleic acid. AIDB-5 = arithmetic retention index.

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