Gene expression was measured during t10c12-CLA-induced body fat reduction in a polygenic obese line of mice. Adult mice (n = 185) were allotted to a 2 x 2 factorial experiment consisting of either nonobese (ICR-control) or obese (M16-selected) mice fed a 7% fat, purified diet containing either 1% linoleic acid (LA) or 1% t10c12-CLA. Body weight (BW) by day 14 was 12% lower in CLA- compared with...

Cryptococcus neoformans colonies can be identified within 6 h using paper disks containing caffeic acid and ferric citrate. Indentification is based on the development of a dark brown pigment. Saprophytic Cryptococcus species and common clinically isolated yeasts do not develop the brown color. The concentration of the reagents and the method of storage of the impregnated paper disks are critic...

The composition and significance of physodes, brown algal subcellulai bodies characterized by reactivity with vanillin-hydrochloric acid, have been the subject of debate for the past Century. This research is critically reviewed, and it is demonstrated that aJthough physodes aie primarily composed of phloroglucinol derivatives, they may also contain other tannins and terpenes. The recent discov...

Brown seaweeds are abundant in Portuguese coastline and represent an almost unexploited marine economic resource. One of the most common species, easily available for harvesting in the northwest coast, is Saccorhiza polyschides grows in the lowest shore and costal rocky reefs. It is almost exclusively used by local farmers as natural fertilizer, but contains a substantial amount of valuable com...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of five dosage of vitamin c (0, 50, 250, 750 and 1500 mg vitamin c per kg diet) on fatty acid composition of caspian brown trout fry (salmo trutta caspius). fish (initial average body weight of 0.1 ± 0.02 g) were fed by formulated diets for 6 weeks in triplicate. the findings of growth parameters and survival showed significant difference a...

Background: Seaweeds contain significant quantities of lipids, protein, vitamins and minerals. Aquavac Ergosan contains 1% alginic acid extracted from two brown seaweeds, Laminaria digitata and Ascophyllum nodosum. Both in vivo and in-vitro researches have mainly been focused on the effect of Ergosan on fish growth, survival rate, reproductive performance and innate immunity in blood and epider...