Essential fatty acid deficiency and evidence for arachidonate synthesis in the cat

Essential fatty acid deficiency and evidence for arachidonate synthesis in the cat

1. There is controversy regarding the capacity of the cat to convert 18:2ω6 to 20:4ω6 and the ability of the essential fatty acid (EFA)-deficient cat to produce 20:3ω9. 2. This paper reports the isolation and identification of 20: 3ω9 from kidney phospholipids of EFA-deficient cats. 3. The results s...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of nutrition 1981-07, Vol.46 (1), p.93-96
Hauptverfasser: Sinclair, A. J., Slattery, W., McLean, J. G., Monger, E. A.
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Arachidonic Acids - biosynthesis
Cats - metabolism
Fatty Acids, Essential - deficiency
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - biosynthesis
Kidney - metabolism
Papers on General Nutrition
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Zusammenfassung:1. There is controversy regarding the capacity of the cat to convert 18:2ω6 to 20:4ω6 and the ability of the essential fatty acid (EFA)-deficient cat to produce 20:3ω9. 2. This paper reports the isolation and identification of 20: 3ω9 from kidney phospholipids of EFA-deficient cats. 3. The results suggest that the cat is capable of limited synthesis of 20:4ω6 using a Δ5- and Δ8-desaturase.
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1079/BJN19810012