In addition to the w-5 olefinic acids found in other Grevillea species, about 10% ?f the acyl groups of G. decOI'a seed oil contain a hydroxy group and an w-5 double bond. Th: chamlengths of these acids are from C22 to C30 , with the largest concentration at the C26 and C28 chamle.ngths. ~le hydroxy group is located on odd carbons from carbon-5 through carbon-l3. These a~lds prevIously .were ~n...

Beta-hydroxy fatty acids are a major component of lipid A moiety of lipopolysaccharide. We aimed to investigate the role of free beta-hydroxy fatty acids on inflammation, as well as to evaluate their effects on cytokine release from human blood cells, and whether they exist in plasma of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases with/without insulin resistance. Peripheral venous blood was incu...

Expecting that the different characteristics of rice plants against rice blast fungus, that is, susceptibility of the weaker cultivar, Sasanishiki and resistance of the stronger cultivars, Fukuyuki and Fukunishiki, may be due to the absence or presence of anti-fungus compounds in the rice plants, the anti-rice blast fungus substances in these three kinds of rice plants were explored. We found f...

An isomeric mixture of linoleic acid hydro peroxides, 13-hydroperoxy-cis9 trans-II-octadecadienoic acid (79%) a~d 9-hydroperoxy-eis-12,trans-IO-octadecadienoic acid (21 %), was decomposed homolytically by Fe(I!) in an ethanolwater solution. In one series of experiments, the hydroperoxides were decomposed by catalytic concentrations of Fe (II). The 10.5 M Fe(III) used to initiate the decompositi...

Case presentation: Male patient, 6 months old, admitted due to seizure associated with severe refractory hypoglycemia. Patient had been experiencing unusual sleepiness for 8 days, and vomiting after feedings. Brain CT showed prominence of the bilateral frontotemporal extra-axial space Sylvian fissures, EEG revealed a slow diffuse moderate disturbance background activity MRI extensive areas diff...

A comparison has been made in vivo between IS+)-3hydroxy[3-Wlbutyrate, o(-)-3-hydroxy[3-“‘Clbutyrate, [3Wlacetoacetate, and n-[Z-Wlglucose for sterol and fatty acid synthesis and respiration in the B-day-old suckling rat. (a) Sterols and fatty acids in spinal cord, brain, and skin were preferentially labeled by these metabolites over sterols and fatty acids in the liver and kidneys. (b) More la...

Considerable amounts of odd-numbered fatty acids, such as non-hydroxy C15 and C17 and 3-hydroxy C11 and C13 acids, were found in lipopolysaccharides from Vibrio cholerae 35A3 (Inaba).

A comparison has been made in vivo between IS+)-3hydroxy[3-Wlbutyrate, o(-)-3-hydroxy[3-“‘Clbutyrate, [3Wlacetoacetate, and n-[Z-Wlglucose for sterol and fatty acid synthesis and respiration in the B-day-old suckling rat. (a) Sterols and fatty acids in spinal cord, brain, and skin were preferentially labeled by these metabolites over sterols and fatty acids in the liver and kidneys. (b) More la...

Here we evaluated the levels of lipid oxidation products, fatty acids, ascorbic acid and colour Porphyra Ulva after oven-drying at 40 °C, during subsequent storage for ?370 days under light, semi-light dark conditions. Part seaweed was pre-soaked in freshwater or pre-coated with a whey protein mixture. Controls consisted freeze-dried seaweeds. Throughout there moderate development oxidation-der...