The lipid composition of human chylomicrons has been studied using blood collected from normal male volunteers after ingestion of 200 g of butter fat. The concentration of chylomicrons in the blood samples varied widely among 12 subjects but in each case the following lipids were present : triglycerides, diglycerides (probably the 1,2-isomers), monoglycerides, free and esterified cholesterol, t...

Triacylglycerol (TAG) molecular species were quantified through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with a nano quantity analyte detector (NQAD). TAG standard compounds, i.e., 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerol (β-POP), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-3-stearoyl-rac-glycerol (β-POS), and 1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoylglycerol (β-SOS), and natural cocoa butter were used for analyses. NQAD gave th...

Cocoa beans are rich in a number of beneficial bioactive compounds that are good for health. However, they have not been exploited to their fullest to produce high quality extract containing stable bioactive compound. The main objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the different solvent used for extraction on yield of cocoa butter extracts, oxidative value, phytosterols c...

This data article contains supporting information regarding the research article entitled "High butter-fat diet and bisphenol A additively impair male rat spermatogenesis" (P. Tarapore, M. Hennessy, D. Song, J. Ying, B. Ouyang, V. Govindarajah, et al.,) [1]. Sprague-Dawley females were fed AIN, high fat butter, 17α-ethinyl estradiol, or high fat butter plus four bisphenol A doses (2500 µg/kg bw...

Sixty-five squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciurea) were studied for a year. During the last 9 months, spontaneously occurring atherosclerosis was accelerated by feeding a diet containing cholesterol and butter. Of six separate groups of animals, three groups were examined for the effects of acid mucopolysaccharides on the process of atherosclerosis. Monkeys treated with parenteral chondroitin sulfat...