The objective of this research was to investigate the genotoxic potential of the oil of H. annuus L. (sunflower) seeds via the Ames test as well as its oxidative properties and lipid composition. The pre-incubation method, system metabolic activation (S9 fraction) and five S. typhimurium strains (TA97, TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA102) were employed for the Ames test. The oxidative stability and f...

background: the refining process generates large volumes of wastewater containing a variety of chemical contaminants. the use of natural substitutes in treating wastewater which have fewer harmful effects is considered an effective step towards protecting the environment and sustaining the development of these industries. this study focused on the use of moringa oleifera and alum at the wastewa...

The fatty acids, cholesterol compositions and the ratio between unsaturated saturated acids are important parameters for determination of nutritional value certain oils. Most oils sold in our markets claimed they cholesterol- free their acid profile is unknown. To determine commercially vegetable three places, twelve oil samples were analyzed compositions. Cholesterol was detected most sample e...

Coconut oil has recently attracted considerable attention as a potential Alzheimer's disease therapy because it contains large amounts of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) and its consumption is thought to stimulate hepatic ketogenesis, supplying an alternative energy source for brains with impaired glucose metabolism. In this study, we first reevaluated the responses of plasma ketone bodies to ...

The core objective of this study was to investigate the physicochemical characteristics and fatty acid composition oils sunflower, olive, virgin coconut ginger oils, as well separation their unsaturated acids. data indicated a significant variation in properties (acid, saponification, ester, iodine values) among oils. Transesterification process carried out at molar ratio 1:7:0.1 oil: methanol:...

The effects of two oleic-acid-rich diets (containing olive oil, OO, and high-oleic-acid sunflower oil, HOSO) on plasma and liver lipid composition detoxification enzyme activities, were compared with those of a fish-oil (FO) diet and a control diet. Compared with the control diet, plasma and hepatic total triacylglycerol concentrations were increased in the animals fed on the HOSO and OO diets ...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary lipid sources on the reproductive performances of Hy-line Silver-Brown cockerels. Five different lipid sources namely fish oil, sunflower oil, high oleic acid sunflower oil, tallow and an equal (50:50) proportion of linseed and fish oil (representing the control diet), were used in formulating five isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets (3...

Mongrel dogs were fed, from weaning to 6 months of age, on one of two 9% lipid diets that differed only in the type of fat content (sunflower oil or virgin olive oil) to study their effects on exocrine pancreatic secretion, in the basal period and in response to food. In addition, the results were compared with those obtained in a previous work performed by us on dogs adapted for 8 months to di...

Microbial bioremediation of petroleum wastewater by phenol-degrading-bacteria holds promise in circumventing the issue of petroleum-spill related pollution. Herein, biodegradation of petroleum wastewater samples collected from oil refinery site was carried out in a fluidized bed bioreactor by Ca-alginate immobilized biomass of phenol-degrading strains of Bacillus cereus (AKG1 MTCC9817 and AKG2 ...