Flavonoids have shown promise as natural plant-based antioxidants for protecting lipids from oxidation. It was hypothesized that their applications in lipophilic food systems can be further enhanced by esterification of flavonoids with fatty acids. Quercetin-3-O-glucoside (Q3G) was esterified individually with six selected long chain fatty acids: stearic acid (STA), oleic acid (OLA), linoleic a...

Dietary fatty acids regulate several physiological functions. However, to exert their properties, they have to be present in the diet in an optimal balance. Particular attention has been focused on tissue highly polyunsaturated fatty acids (HPUFAs) n-6/n-3 ratio, influenced by the type and the esterified form of dietary fatty acids. Dietary EPA and DHA when esterified to phospholipids (PLs) are...

Pectin with various degrees of esterification (DE) leads to different food processing directions and has the distinct potential for modulating human health. Investigations pectin–gut microbiota interactions may contribute towards better understanding structure–function mechanism. In this study, in vitro batch fermentation (artificial colon model) was used illustrate differential impacts pectin ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential use of re-esterified oils, differing in their degree of saturation and molecular structure, in comparison with their corresponding acid and native oils in broiler chicken diets. For this purpose, 144 one-d-old female broiler chickens were randomly distributed in 48 cages. Birds were fed a basal diet supplemented with 6% of native pal...

In hepatocytes from 1-day-old rats, active gluconeogenesis occurs in parallel with active ketogenesis, although the carbon atoms of non-esterified fatty acids do not participate in glucose synthesis. Once a significant ketogenesis is established, a further increase does not enhance gluconeogenesis. Indeed, octanoate is more ketogenic than oleate, but stimulates gluconeogenesis to a similar extent.

Pregnancy is characterized by a complexity of metabolic processes that may impact fetal development and ultimately, infant health outcomes. However, our understanding of whole body maternal and fetal metabolism during this critical life stage remains incomplete. The objective of this study is to utilize metabolomics to profile longitudinal patterns of fasting maternal metabolites among a cohort...

The acylglucosylceramides of pig epidermis comprise 56% of the total glucosylceramides and 3.3% of the total epidermal lipid by weight. Contrary to an earlier report on this lipid, the amide-linked fatty acid is not a dihydroxypentatriacontadienoic acid; rather, the fatty acids are a series of long chain omega-hydroxy acids consisting of 58% saturates, 35% monoenes, and 7% dienes, with predomin...

the present study evaluated the effects of diets enriched in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3and n-6) on reproductive indices, metabolic hormones and metabolites prior to ram introduction in oestrussynchronized ewes. zel ewes (n=188) were assigned to 4 groups. ewes in the control group (con) did notreceive fat. ewes in the 3 other groups received 3% oil/dm/day of palmolein oil (pl...