Vitellogenin was obtained from three year-old vitellogenic trout. Two procedures of isolation were compared: dialysis against distilled water and ultracentrifugation in the density interval 1.21-1.28 g/ml. Similar patterns were observed by gel filtration and electrophoresis for both preparations of vitellogenin, indicating that electric charge and molecular weight were not modified by either pr...

We examined the biophysical properties of cuticular lipids isolated from the housefly, Musca domestica. Melting temperatures (Tm) of surface lipids isolated from female houseflies decreased from 39.3 degrees C to 35.3 degrees C as the females attained sexual maturity and produced sex pheromone, whereas those prepared from males did not change with age. Lipids melted over a 10-25 degrees C tempe...

After reviewing the evidence for interact ion in breadmaking of lipids with proteins and carbohydrates, theories on the shortening response are discussed. Recent studies show that the response cannot be explained entirely on the basis of physical phenomena. Both overall breadmaking quality (presumably related to gluten and its components) and the presence of wheat flour lipids are impor tant in...

commercial utilization of black mouth croaker (atrobucca nibe) is in progress in iran. this study was carried out to assess the physicochemical and sensory evaluation of minced fish and surimi prepared from small size of a. nibe, which is not common for human consumption. the surimi proximate composition contains protein (14.77±0.506%), lipid (0.94±0.081%), ash (0.58±0.007%) contents and yield ...

The relationship between intestinal bile acids and the micellar solubilization of lipids was studied by determining micellar bile acids and distribution of cholesterol and 0-sitosterol, their esters, and of hydrolysis products of triglycerides (labeled with H-tristearate), free fatty acids, monoglycerides and diglycerides between the micellar and oil phases of the intestinal contents for 1% h a...

Lipids and glycogen in fat body as well as the modifications in the wet weight of this organ were evaluated in an unfed insect, Dipetalogaster maximus, on day 5 after adult ecdysis (time 0) and during a 30-day period after ingestion of blood meal, total lipids, high density lipophorin (HDLp), carbohydrates, total proteins and uric acid were determined in the hemolymph during the same period. Fa...

1. The total lipid, phospholipid, total and free fatty acid, free and esterified cholesterol contents of the long bones of normal, hypervitaminotic A, D and A plus D rats were determined. 2. Toxic amounts of vitamin A decreased the total fatty content, whereas toxic amounts of vitamin D increased triglycerides, esterified cholesterol and in particular the phospholipids of bone. 3. An interactio...

Although the study of human body composition is advancing rapidly, confusion still prevails regarding the molecular-level lipid component. Most molecular-level body composition models are presently based on the overall hypothesis that nontriglyceride lipids constitute an insignificant proportion of total body lipid. A single lipid or "fat" component consisting of triglycerides is thus assumed i...

Recent studies have indicated that viral infections, aspirin treatment and hyperammonemia are associated with Reye's syndrome. It has also been reported that free fatty acids in serum and total lipids in the liver of Reye's syndrome patients are elevated during illness. The role of the lipid changes in the development of the disorder cannot be optimally studied in human patients, because infect...