BACKGROUND Utilization of energy-dense lipid fuels is critical to the rapid development and growth of neonates. OBJECTIVE To increase efficiency of milk fat utilization by newborn pigs, the effect of clofibrate on in vivo and in vitro long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) oxidation was evaluated. METHODS Newborn male pigs were administered 5 mL of vehicle (2% Tween 80) with or without clofibrate (75...

The fatty acid elongase [often designated FAE or beta-(or 3-) ketoacyl-CoA synthase] is a condensing enzyme and is the first component of the elongation complex involved in synthesis of erucic acid (22:1) in seeds of garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). Using a degenerate primers approach, a cDNA of a putative embryo FAE was obtained showing high homology to known plant elongases. This cDNA co...

An experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effects of three-day periods of high and very high temperatures (32/24C and 37/25C day/night temperatures, respectively) at different stages of seed development (10, 20 and 30 days after flowering) on the fatty acid composition of a high erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) and a mid oleic acid canola (MOAC) breeding line (“cultivar”). The earliest formed see...

Selective hydrolysis of brown mustard oil (from Brassica juncea) with regioselective porcine pancreas lipase was studied in this work. Buffer and oil phase were considered as the continuous and dispersed phases, respectively. Effects of speed of agitation, pH of the buffer phase, temperature, buffer-oil ratio and enzyme concentration on hydrolysis were observed. The best combination of process ...

Genetic divergence in 105 genotypes of toria Germ plasm was evaluated by using Mahalanobis's D2 test. Oil content, fatty acid composition and glucosinolate content was estimated and data obtained for various characters were subjected to statistical analysis i.e. analysis of variance, heritability, genetic advance, correlation and measurement of genetic divergence. Analysis of variance indicated...