trilaurin/zea mays

Triesters of glycerin and aliphatic acids, known generically as glyceryl triesters and specifically as Trilaurin, etc., are used in cosmetic products as occlusive skin-conditioning agents and/or nonaqueous viscosity-increasing agents. Hundreds of glyceryl triesters are used in a wide variety of

This study investigates the effect of various dietary saturated fatty acid (SFA) profiles on plasma lipid parameters and tissue fatty acid composition in rats. The experiment was designed to monitor polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) levels, while examining different amounts and types of SFA. Four

The effects of dietary fats on intestinal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity were studied in rats. Animals were fed experimental diets ad libitum for 7-13 d then killed in the morning for the determination of the reductase activity in an epithelial cell homogenate.

The effects of several highly purified simple and mixed dietary triglycerides (TGs) on serum and liver cholesterol and on sterol excretion were studied in rats. The TGs contained 4- to 18-carbon fatty acids with melting points of -75 to 63.5 degrees C. Ratios of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty

The dependence of liver retinyl ester (vitamin A ester) composition on dietary fatty acid composition was studied in rats. Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed purified test diets containing 8% of one of 10 test triglycerides (either tributyrin, tricaproin, tricaprylin, tricaprin, trilaurin,

BACKGROUND Diets rich in lipid are used to provide energy density in treating children with severe malnutrition, but the extent to which their digestion and absorption can cope with the load effectively is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of impaired digestion or absorption, in three