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
Hauptverfasser: JOHNSON, A. R, PEARSON, JUDITH A, SHENSTONE, F. S, FOGERTY, A. C
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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 .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/2141244a0