Bacterial conjugated linoleic acid production and their applications

Conjugated linoleic acid-enriched beef production.

Canadian beef consumption is approximately 31 kg per annum, or a third of all meats consumed. Beef is a nutrient-rich food, providing good quality protein, vitamins B-6 and B-12, niacin, iron, and zinc. However, animal fats have gained the reputation of being less healthy. The identification of the anticarcinogenic effects of beef extracts due to the presence of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) h...

Conjugated Linoleic Acid Targets

Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Conjugated linoleic acid, better known as CLA, is a fatty acid derived from the required nutrient, linoleic acid. The major structural difference between linoleic acid (an 18 carbon, polyunsaturated fatty acid) and CLA, is that linoleic acid has double bonds at carbons 9 and 12 in a cis configuration (methylene interrupted), while CLA has numerous isomers without methylene interrupted conjugate...

Atherosclerosis and conjugated linoleic acid.

Atherosclerosis can be defined as the development of abnormal fat deposits in the artery wall. Atherosclerotic lesions are believed to progress through a focal, lipid-filled foam cell stage (fatty streak) into an advanced, complicated lesion that contains abundant extracellular cholesterol ester in the atheromatous gruel within the arterial intima. Weakening of the arterial wall and/or rupture ...

Conjugated Linoleic Acid Production by Bifidobacteria: Screening, Kinetic, and Composition

Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid involved in a number of health aspects. In humans, CLA production is performed by gut microbiota, including some species of potential probiotic bifidobacteria. 128 strains of 31 Bifidobacterium species were screened with a spectrophotometric assay to identify novel CLA producers. Most species were nonproducers...