BACKGROUND The nature of dietary fats affects the postprandial activation of the hemostatic system. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether the ratio of oleic to palmitic acid [and that of monounsaturated to saturated fatty acids (MUFA:SFA)] in the diet affects postprandial concentrations of triacylglycerols, tissue factor (TF), fibrinogen, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), and plasminogen ...

Cork, a material with great economic, social and environmental importance in Portugal, is also a good oil sorbent that can be used in the remediation of oil spills. The oil-impregnated cork can be easily removed, but requires further treatment. In the case of vegetable oil spills, anaerobic digestion may be a potential solution. This study aims to evaluate the effect of adding cork contaminated...

Background. To determine the effect of consumption high-oleic sunflower oil on content and biosynthesis energy polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids in rat liver lipids.
 Methods. Rats received a semi-synthetic fat-free diet which 5 % or 15 starch was replaced with high oleic oil. One group rats regular (high linoleic) The duration feeding 30 days. Liver lipids were divided into three fractio...

We describe a protocol for preparing very stable air-in-oil foams starting with a one-phase oil solution of a fatty acid (myristic acid) in high oleic sunflower oil at high temperature. Upon cooling below the solubility limit, a two-phase mixture consisting of fatty acid crystals (length around 50 μm) dispersed in an oil solution at its solubility is formed which, after whipping, coat air bubbl...

We describe a protocol for preparing very stable air-in-oil foams starting with a one-phase oil solution of a fatty acid (myristic acid) in high oleic sunflower oil at high temperature. Upon cooling below the solubility limit, a two-phase mixture consisting of fatty acid crystals (length around 50 mm) dispersed in an oil solution at its solubility is formed which, after whipping, coat air bubbl...

A very simple and quick analytical method, based on direct aqueous injection, for determination of halogenated solvents in refinery water and wastewater, is described. There is a need to determine halogenated solvents in refinery water streams, because they may originate from several processes. There is also a need to develop methods enabling VOX to be determined in samples containing oil fract...

Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Modify Plasma Lipids and Red Blood Cell Membrane Composition but Do Not Induce ∆6 Desaturase Mediated Conversions in the Domestic Feline. (May 2008) Melena Kathleen McClure, B.S., The University of Texas at Austin Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. John E. Bauer This study explored the effects of dietary unsaturated fatty acids on feline lipid metabolism. It wa...