The ability of rat small intestine to chain-shorten C22:1 fatty acids was investigated. Radioactive chain-shortened products, mainly C18:1, were demonstrated in intestinal-lymph lipids after intraluminal injection of [14-14C]erucic acid. Chain-elongation to C24:1 was also observed. Adaptation to a diet containing C22:1 fatty acids (partially hydrogenated-marine-oil diet) slightly increased the ...

The intention of this study was to compare the different parts Tunisian Ferula communis via their fatty acids, essential oils and phenolic compounds. Results showed that lipid fraction fruits leaves characterized by predominance oleic acid. Erucic linoleic acids were most abundant in stems while palmitic flowers. F. defined four chemotypes, namely isoshyobunone/6-tert-butyl-4-methylcoumarin ste...

Twenty four male Thai native × Anglo-Nubian crossbred goats were randomly allocated to receive four treatments. The experiment was conducted for four months and slaughtered that the Longissimus dorsi muscle was collected for fatty acid analysis. The results conclude that either castrated method or ages had no significantly different on monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) (P>0.05) except erucic ac...

Fifty-six male Wistar SPF rats were fed a diet containing low erucic acid rapeseed (LEAR) oil (15% by weight) as the only source of lipids for 18 wk. Lipid parameters (fatty acid composition and contents of lipid classes) and the occurrence and severity of focal lesions were both determined on the heart of each animal. Four groups were constituted according to the severity of cardiac lesions. S...

Ymr210w was identified as a MAG (Monoacylglycerol) lipase. The accumulation of the phospholipids in the ymr210wΔ was not clearly understood. It was expressed in S. cerevisiae using pYES2/CT vector and His-tag purified recombinant protein confirmed TAG lipase activity. To further evaluate the role of YMR210w, ester hydrolase activity was also confirmed with pNP-acetate, pNP-butyrate and pNP - pa...