The densities of three classes of marine lipids in relation to their possible role as hydrostatic agents

Wax esters, diacyl glycerol ethers and triglycerides were isolated from marine oils by preparative thin layer chromatography. Their densities indicated that wax esters would nearly equal squalene in effectiveness as a bouyant agent and that diacyl glycerol ethers would surpass triglycerides. Their compositions were listed to permit comparison with lipids from other sources.