Cyclopropenoid fatty acids (CPFA), which are a group of
fatty acids produced by plants of the order Malvales, are known
to induce adverse physiological effects when administered to a
variety of animal species. A structurally strained cyclopropene
ring is present in all CPFA and is believed responsible for the
toxic...
The effect of source of dietary carboyhydrate upon the concentration
and distribution of phospholipids in the fractions of human
blood was studied. Three healthy women received diets which contained
16% of the calories as protein, 40% as fat, and 44% as carbohydrate.
During the four dietary periods of six days...
Diets containing cyclopropenoid fatty acids (CPFA) were fed to
rainbow trout. At a level of 223 ppm (from Sterculia foetida oil),
these CPFA in six weeks reduced weight gain by as much as 50 percent
over the control fish on the same diet without CPFA. Compounds
containing the intact cyclopropene...
The
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
characterize
the
neutral
lipids
of
the
fat
body
of
the
larva
of
the
fleshfly
Sarcophaga
bullata
and
to
examine
the
means
by
which
these
lipids
are
synthesized.
The
weight
of
the
larva,
the
fat
body
as
well
as
its
lipid
content
were
examined...
The reactions of aldehydes with proteins are of nutritional and
physiological significance. The nutritive value of food materials can
be impaired by a reaction necessitating additional dietary protein,
and enzymes have been shown in vitro to be inhibited by reactions
with aldehydes.
Aldehydes present may arise from the autoxidation of...
Electron microscopic, histochemical and thin-layer chromatographic
techniques have been used to study some cytological changes
associated with seasonal lipid deposition in the liver of Ascaphus.
Histochemical and chromatographic information has shown that unsaturated triglycerides occur in great quantities in the liver of pre-ovulatory females and may serve as a solvent...