for their assistance, technical input, and the fantastic exchange of ideas (scientific or otherwise) over the course of my stay in the laboratory. It has truly been a pleasure to work with and learn from all of them. To my fellow graduate students, Nurulain Ho, Xiu Hui Fun, and Jhee Hong Koh, for being ever-ready to lend their ears whenever I needed to sound my thoughts off. Their presence has not only kept the monotonous and the mundane away from days in the lab but has been an infallible source of support. To the previous undergraduate students in the lab, Gerald Wei Heng Gien, Yee Lin Ang and Charlie Marvalim, for the opportunity to both teach and learn alongside them. To the members of the School of Biological Sciences and the University, especially the research groups of Dr. Koh Cheng Gee and Dr. Miao Yansong, who have helped me in different ways over the years. 2.10 Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) derivatization and gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC-FID) analysis ..