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Uptake of alpha-Linolenic Acid and its Conversion to Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Rats Fed Microemulsions of Linseed Oil.
Sugasini, D. and Lokesh, B. R. (2012) Uptake of alpha-Linolenic Acid and its Conversion to Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Rats Fed Microemulsions of Linseed Oil. Lipids, 47. pp. 1155-1167. ISSN 0024-4201
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Abstract
The present work was designed to prepare linseed oil (LSO) microemulsion and explore the possibility of enhancing the uptake and utilization of a-linolenic acid (ALA) present in LSO. The bioavailability of encapsulated LSO as against native oil was monitored in rats by measuring the uptake in vitro using the intestinal everted sac model and in-vivo administration of microemulsions of LSO to rats for a period of 30 days. Microemulsions were prepared by using different binding materials such as gum acacia, whey protein and lipoid. When LSO was encapsulated with gum acacia, whey protein and lipoid, the levels of ALA uptake into intestinal sacs was increased by 6, 17 and 28 % as compared to oil given without encapsulation. EPA and DHA were not observed in the oil absorbed by intestinal everted sacs when given as emulsions with gum acacia or whey protein. When LSO was given as microemulsions with lipoid, EPA ? DHA was observed in oil absorbed by intestinal sacs. Similarly when LSO was given as a lipoid emulsion by intubation to rats, the EPA and DHA in serum lipids were found to be 41 and 34 lg/ml, respectively while rats given LSO without encapsulation contained EPA and DHA at 9.1 and 8.8 lg/ml, respectively. Similar changes in omega-3 fatty acid content in liver lipids were observed when LSO was given as a microemulsion with lipoid. This study indicated that ALA was taken up and metabolized to long chain omega-3 PUFA when given as microemulsion with lipoid.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Microemulsions Lipoid Intestinal everted sac Linseed oil Alpha linolenic acid Eicosapentaenoic acid Docosahexaenoic acid |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 19 Lipids-oils/fats |
| Divisions: | Lipid Science and Traditional Foods |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2012 06:31 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2012 06:31 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/11058 |
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