Increasing the yield of oilseed crops is an important objective for biotechnologists. A number of individual genes involved in triacylglycerol metabolism have previously been reported to enhance the oil content of seeds when their expression is altered. However, it has yet to be established whether specific combinations of these genes can be used to achieve an additive effect and whether this l...

OBJECTIVE: Indigestible dextrin (IDex) and diacylglycerol (DG) are food components with physiologic effects on lipid metabolism. Because simultaneous intake of dietary components with similar physiologic functions may produce a beneficial decrease in risk factors for lifestyle-related diseases, we investigated the physiologic effects of simultaneous IDex and DG intake. METHODS: Five-week-old ma...

The link between raised levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol in the blood and atherosclerosis is incontrovertible. The situation with regard to TRLs (triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins) is not as clear. Nevertheless, there is substantial evidence that TRLs may in some cases be just as atherogenic as triacylglycerol-poor LDL. This review focuses on three aspects of the link between...

Obesity in obese-hyperglycaemic mouse is associated with an increase in number and size of adipocytes. Adipocytes from the obese mouse showed increased incorporation of [14C]acetate and[14C]glucose into triacylglycerol. This increased capacity of triacylglycerol formation was correlated with increased activities of various triacylglycerol-forming enzymes measured in the microsomal fraction of a...

Ectopic lipid accumulation has been observed in fish fed a high-lipid diet. However, no information is available on the mechanism by which dietary lipid levels comprehensively regulate lipid transport, uptake, synthesis and catabolism in fish. Therefore, the present study aimed to gain further insight into how dietary lipids affect lipid deposition in the liver of large yellow croaker(Larimicht...

The presence of elevated circulating triacylglycerol (TG)-rich very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100) levels represents an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. Triacylglycerol hydrolase catalyzes the mobilization of cytoplasmic TG stores. To test the hypothesis that the enzyme plays a role in the provision of core lipids for the assembly of VLDL,...

Triacylglycerols containing deuterium-labeled trans-10- and cis-10-octadecenoic acid (10t-18:1, 10c-18:1) plus the triacylglycerol of deuterated cis-9-octadecenoic acid (9c-18:1) were fed as a mixture to two young, adult male subjects. Analysis by mass spectroscopy of the labeled fats in blood samples collected periodically for 48 h allowed the uptake, distribution and turnover of both 10-octad...

tribute to the formation of the quality and function of miso. Lipases catalyze the hydrolysis of glycerides of soybeans and the synthesis of esters during miso fermentation,2) so that the fiavors and tastes are formed. However, there have been only a few reports about lipase from A. oryzae.3'`} Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the properties of these lipolytic enzymes and elucidate the...