Omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) have been shown to prevent cardiovascular disease. The most commonly used omega-3 fatty acids like eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are highly vulnerable to oxidation and therefore, have short shelf life. Recent advances in nanoliposomes provided a biocompatible system for stabilizing omega-3 FAs. Several methods could be implemented to prepar...

In response to elicitors in the oral secretions of caterpillars, plants produce and release volatile chemicals that attract predators and parasitoids of the caterpillar while it feeds. The most prevalent elicitors are fatty acid amides consisting of 18-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids coupled with l-glutamine. We demonstrate rapid CoA- and ATP-independent in vitro biosynthesis of the fatty ac...

This study revealed long-chain fatty acids(LCFAs) on propionic acid production by lipid anaerobic acidogenesis. Oleic and palmitic acid, the two most common LCFAs, were added into acidogenic system to evaluate LCFAs type concentration capacity. The results showed that when of oleic was 4 g/L, content volatile acids(VFAs) 1.3 times higher than blank group(propionic main product, >70%). In contra...

Teak (Tectona grandis) leaves is commonly used as the packaging material of traditional food in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine physical and chemical characteristics teak with various maturation stages obtain information about potency active material. The analysis including leaf color, thickness, tensile strength, while were moisture, fat content, fatty acid, volatile profile. results ...

The fatty acid composition of the lipids from the sponge Hymeniacidon sanguinea was investigated and 73 acids were identified. Three of them were new and their structures, elucidated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, were identified as 13-methyl-icosanoic, 15-methyl-docosanoic and 3,13-dimethyl-tetradecanoic. Only 12 sterols were present, with cholestanol predominating in the volatile fr...

Heat-stable antibacterial activity in the following suspensions was demonstrated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at pH 6.5, 6.0, and 5.5: (i) pooled colon contents of normal mice; (ii) an anaerobic, 48-h culture of normal mouse feces; and (iii) anaerobic, 48-h cultures of different bacteria from human colon flora (Escherichia coli, Bacteroides fragilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabil...