A 56 days grow-out experiment with three protein levels (35, 40 and 45%) and three lipid levels (5, 10 and 15%) was conducted to evaluate the optimum protein to lipid ratio for oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense). Four hundred and five prawns, with mean (± SD) weight of 1.40 ± 0.04 g were distributed in 27 glass aquaria and were fed four times daily. Results showed tha...

Plasma-derived lipid transfer protein (LTP) facilitates the transfer of cholesteryl ester and triglyceride between all lipoproteins. Kinetic models of the transfer event have suggested that transfer is facilitated through the physical interaction (binding) of LTP with its lipoprotein substrate. Such binding has been observed previously between LTP and high density lipoprotein (HDL), but not bet...

The nonspecific lipid-transfer protein (nsL-TP) from bovine liver was studied by measuring the binding and transfer of the fluorescent phospholipid 1-palmitoyl-2-[6-(1-pyrenyl)-hexanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PamPryGroPCho). A kinetic model is presented involving three steps: (a) interaction of nsL-TP with a membrane surface; (b) equilibration of PamPyrGroPCho monomers between the membra...

The level of nonspecific lipid transfer protein in three Morris hepatomas of varying degrees of differentiation has been found to be less than 10% of the level in either host or control livers, whereas phosphatidylcholine transfer activity is slightly reduced for hepatomas compared to host livers (20 to 40%), though nearly the same as levels present in livers of non-tumor-bearing rats. Two majo...

Lipid transfer protein (LTP) activity is modulated by a distinct plasma protein termed lipid transfer inhibitor protein (LTIP). The objective of this study was to establish an assay for LTIP that could be used to quantify its activity in lipoprotein-deficient plasma. A straightforward heating protocol (56 degrees C for 60 minutes) was found to inactivate more than 90% of LTIP activity. The resp...