“…In several investigations, the most appropriate markers appeared to be 1-tetradecene, pentadecane, 1-hexadecene, 1,7-hexadecadiene and heptadecane, 8-heptadecene from the precursor fatty acids, and palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids, which increase with increasing radiation dose (19,23). The precursor fatty acids and palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids give rise to 2-dodecylcyclobutanone, 2-tetradecylcyclobutanone, and 2-(5Ј-tetradecenyl)cyclobutanone, which have been detected in irradiated chicken (2,5,14).…”