Inhibition of the Desaturation of Stearic to Oleic Acid by Cyclopropene Fatty Acids
CYCLOPKOPENE fatty acids are present in the seed lipids of plants of the order Malvales 1,2 , for example Gossypium hirsutum (cotton). It has been known for many years that the feeding of cottonseed meal to animals caused a hardening of their fat 3 . When hens 4 and cows 5 are fed on seed oils or co...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 1967-06, Vol.214 (5094), p.1244-1245 |
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Zusammenfassung: | CYCLOPKOPENE fatty acids are present in the seed lipids of plants of the order Malvales
1,2
, for example
Gossypium hirsutum
(cotton). It has been known for many years that the feeding of cottonseed meal to animals caused a hardening of their fat
3
. When hens
4
and cows
5
are fed on seed oils or concentrates of fatty acids containing cyclopropenoid compounds there is an increase in the stearic acid content and a decrease in the oleic acid content of the lipids of the egg yolk and milk respectively. This change in fatty acid composition has also been observed to be a general feature in the body tissues of the hen
6
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
DOI: | 10.1038/2141244a0 |