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Availability of linoleic acid from cereal-pulse diets.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2280683     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cereals and pulses alone provide nearly two-thirds of the daily linoleic acid requirement in habitual Indian diets. Two-thirds of the lipids present in cereals is in bound form. To investigate to what extent the essential fatty acids (EFA) present in cereals and pulses are biologically available, weanling rats were fed rice-pulse based diets either without supplementation or supplemented with one of three vegetable oils--coconut, palmolein or groundnut oil. Plasma phospholipid fatty acid composition was used to assess the EFA status, with ratios of eicosatrienoic/arachidonic acids (20:3n-9/20:4n-6) above 0.2, indicating linoleic acid deficiency. In the unsupplemented group, the levels of linoleic and arachidonic acids were low as compared to the groundnut oil fed group. However, the ratio of 20:3n-9/20:4n-6 was less than 0.2, indicating that there was no linoleic acid deficiency. This shows that the linoleic acid present in rice and pulse may be readily available.
Authors:
Ghafoorunissa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lipids     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0024-4201     ISO Abbreviation:  Lipids     Publication Date:  1990 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-03-12     Completed Date:  1991-03-12     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0060450     Medline TA:  Lipids     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  763-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cereals*
Dietary Fats / administration & dosage*,  blood
Fabaceae*
Fatty Acids / blood
Linoleic Acids / administration & dosage*,  blood
Male
Nutritive Value
Phospholipids / blood
Plants, Medicinal*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Linoleic Acids; 0/Phospholipids

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