The effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), linoleic acid (LA), and their combinations, on skin composition in mice were investigated. Mice (8 weeks old) were orally administered with either LA, GLA, CLA, LA + GLA, LA + CLA, or CLA + GLA for 4 weeks. Then, the skin was analysed for triacylglycerol content, fatty acid composition and collagen content. Additionally,...

The aim of this study was to compare the quality and physicochemical characteristics of blue-shelled eggs (BE) and conventional eggs (CE). Proximate composition, quality, pH value, shell color, collagen content, fatty acid composition, total cholesterol, α-glucosidase inhibition activity, and antioxidation activity were determined. The proximate composition, general qualities, and pH values of ...

Many constituents of cannabis exhibit beneficial anti-inflammatory properties, such as 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) in hemp seed oil. The effects of these cannabis constituents on eicosanoid metabolism is reviewed. THC and GLA modulate the arachidonic acid cascade, inhibiting the production of series 2 prostaglandins and series 4 leukotrienes. Cannabi...

The addition of linolenic acid to chloroplasts and sub-chloroplast particles has pronounced effect on light induced absorption changes. At a concentration of 10 —4 M linolenic acid or [LINO]/ [CHL]?«2 (on a mole to mole basis) spectral changes associated with System II are diminished to 50 percent. In this same range there is also a small increase in the spectral change ascribed to System I ; t...

abstract this experiment was conducted to study the effect of south-west climatic conditions on quantitative and qualitative of fatty acids in dog rose (rosa canina l.) seeds collected from five regions including: semirom (isfahan province), kiar and gerdbishe (charmahal and bakhtiari province), yasuj and meymand (kohgiluye and boyer ahmad province). oil was extracted using soxhlet apparatus; t...

three fatty acid desaturase gene FAD3 (Bilyeu et al., 2003). GmFAD3A was also characterized as the most One major locus (Fan) and several minor loci have been shown highly expressed of the three homologs in developing to contribute to the linolenic acid level in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seeds. The Fan gene encodes a microsomal omega-3 fatty acid seeds. The relative importance of GmFAD3B...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is defined as the acute onset of noncardiogenic edema and subsequent gas-exchange impairment due to a severe inflammatory process. Recent report on the prognostic value of eicosanoids in patients with ARDS suggests that modulating the inflammatory response through the use of polyunsaturated fatty acids may be a useful strategy for ARDS treatment. The u...