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The Major Glycerophospholipids of the Predatory and Parasitic Bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HID5
Nov 01, 2008; ... Abstract Bdellovibrio are small motile bacteria that attack and parasitize larger Gram-negative bacteria and since they might have practical applications, these organisms are attracting the attention of researchers as indicated by the sequencing of the B. bacteriovorus genome. There is an ...
Biological Functions and Metabolism of Oleoylethanolamide
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract The present review is focused on the metabolism and the emerging roles of oleoylethanolamide (OEA) with emphasis on its effects on food intake control and lipid metabolism. The biological mechanism of action, including a non-genomic effect mediated through peroxisome ...
Substrate Preferences of a Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase Highlight Its Role in Phospholipid Remodeling
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract An important enzyme involved in phospholipid turnover is the acyl-CoA: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT). Here, we report characterization of a newly discovered human LPCAT (LPCAT3), which has distinct substrate preferences strikingly consistent with a role in ...
Effect of CLA and Other C18 Unsaturated Fatty Acids on DGAT in Bovine Milk Fat Biosynthetic Systems
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Production of dairy products with increased amounts of nutraceutic FA such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) represents a recent approach for dairy producers and processors to increase the value of their products. The effect of CLA and other FA on the expression of diacylglycerol ...
Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomers Reduce Cholesterol Accumulation in Acetylated LDL-Induced Mouse RAW264.7 Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Synthetic activators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR)-α and -γ are capable of reducing macrophage foam cell cholesterol accumulation through the activation of genes involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Since conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) were also ...
Women and Smokers Have Elevated Urinary F^sub 2^-Isoprostane Metabolites: A Novel Extraction and LC-MS Methodology
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract F^sub 2^-Isoprostanes (F^sub 2^-IsoPs), regio- and stereoisomers of prostaglandin F^sub 2α^ (PGF^sub 2^), and urinary F^sub 2^-IsoP metabolites including 2,3-dinor-5,6-dihydro-8-iso-PGF^sub 2α^ [2,3-dinor-8-iso-PGF^sub 1α^ (2,3-dinor-F1)] and 2,3 dinor-8-iso-PGF^sub ...
Glucose-Sensitive Liposomes Incorporating Hydrophobically Modified Glucose Oxidase
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Glucose-sensitive liposomes were prepared by incorporating hydrophobically modified glucose oxidase (EC 1.1.3.4.) into the liposomal bilayer of dioleoylphos-phatidylethanolamine and cholesteryl hemisuccinate. For the release test, calcein, a fluorescence marker, was entrapped in the ...
Circulating Levels of Lectin-Like Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 are Associated with Inflammatory Markers
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Lectin-like oxidized-low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is increasingly linked to atherosclerotic plaque formation and the soluble form of this receptor may reflect activities of disease. We investigated the associations among levels of sLOX-1, oxidized-low-density lipoprotein ...
Brain Mitochondrial Lipid Abnormalities in Mice Susceptible to Spontaneous Gliomas
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Alterations in mitochondrial function have long been considered a hallmark of cancer. We compared the lipidome and electron transport chain activities of non-synaptic brain mitochondria in two inbred mouse strains, the C57BL/6J (B6) and the VM/Dk (VM). The VM strain is unique in ...
A Striking Parallel Between Cardiolipin Fatty Acid Composition and Phylogenetic Belonging in Marine Bivalves: A Possible Adaptative Evolution?
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Thirty-five species of marine mollusk bivalves were analyzed for their fatty acid (FA) composition of cardiolipin (Ptd^sub 2^Gro). All species showed a Ptd^sub 2^Gro with strong selectivity for only a few polyunsaturated fatty acids, but three characteristic FA profiles emerged, with ...
An Improved Method for Separating Cardiolipin by HPLC
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract Herein we report an improved method to separate cardiolipin (Ptd^sub 2^Gro) from tissue total lipid extracts using a biphasic solvent system combined with high performance liquid chromatography. This method uses a normal phase silica column and two mobile phases: mobile phase A that was ...
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Oct 01, 2008; ... A Whole Body, In Vivo, Fatty Acid Balance Method to Quantify PUFA Metabolism (Desaturation, Elongation and Beta-oxidation) Published online: 19 August 2008 © AOCS 2008 Erratum to: Lipids (2007) 42:1065-1071 DOI 10.1007/s11745-007-3105-x Page 1068-1070, in "Computation ...
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Sesame Oil Derivatives
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract Ozone treatment of commercially available vegetable oils gives rise to the formation of chemical species that are responsible for the therapeutic properties of ozonated oil derivatives in dermatological diseases. In the last years, these products have been successfully used as a topical ...
Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Renal Benefits and Possible Toxicity vary with Isomer, Dose and Gender in Rat Polycystic Kidney Disease
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory in the Han:SPRD-cy rat model of kidney disease. We used different doses of CLA and examined effects on renal histological benefit, the renal PPARγ system and hepatic and renal levels of CLA isomers. Male and ...
HDL Composition Regulates Displacement of Cell Surface-Bound Hepatic Lipase
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract HDL is able to displace cell surface-bound hepatic lipase (HL) and stimulate vascular triglyceride (TG) hydrolysis, much like heparin. Displacement appears to be a result of a high-affinity association of HL and apoA-I. HDL varies in its ability to displace HL, and therefore experiments ...
Stearidonic Acid-Enriched Soybean Oil Increased the Omega-3 Index, an Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Marker
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract A plant source of omega-3 fatty acid (FA) that can raise tissue eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is needed. A soybean oil (SBO) containing approximately 20% stearidonic acid [SDA; the delta-6 desaturase product of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)] derived from ...
Physico-Chemical Characterisation of Lipids from Mytilus galloprovincialis (L.) and Rapana venosa and their Healing Properties on Skin Burns
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract Black Sea molluscs and gastropods are the most studied organisms from the Romanian littoral zone. In particular, those from the Mytilidae species are of great interest because biochemical investigations have shown that they can be sources of biological active substances which can have ...
Significance of Coprophagy for the Fatty Acid Profile in Body Tissues of Rabbits Fed Different Diets
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract Four groups of eight New Zealand hybrid rabbits were fattened with ad libitum access to the following pelleted experimental diets: ryegrass meal or alfalfa meal fed either alone or with oats meal in a ratio of 1:1. After 25 weeks they were slaughtered and dissected. Fatty acid (FA) ...
Multiply Methyl-Branched Fatty Acids and Diacids in the Polar Lipids of a Microaerophilic Subsurface Microbial Community
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract A previously unreported series of di- and trimethylated fatty acids, as well as saturated and monounsaturated diacids were identified in polar lipids isolated from environmental subsurface sediment samples. Mechanisms are proposed for their formation, but their origin and role in cell ...
Dietary n-3 HUFA Affects Mitochondrial Fatty Acid [beta]-Oxidation Capacity and Susceptibility to Oxidative Stress in Atlantic Salmon
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abstract Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (90 g) were fed four different diets for 21 weeks (final weight 344 g). The levels of n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) ranged from 11% of the total fatty acids (FA) in the low n-3 diet to 21% in the intermediate n-3 diet, to 55 and 58% in the high ...