Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2441424 | Journal of Dairy Science | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Ruminal biohydrogenation of α-linolenic acid is not fully understood compared with that of linoleic acid. Some hypothetical intermediates, that is, conjugated isomers of α-linolenic acid (cis-9,trans-11,cis-15 and cis-9,trans-13,cis-15 18:3) have never been reported to occur in ruminant fat. Therefore, milk fat was analyzed using a combination of techniques to characterize α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation intermediates. Tandem off-line argentation thin-layer chromatography and high-resolution gas-liquid chromatography using a 120-m highly polar, open tubular capillary column coated with 70% cyanoalkyl polysiloxane equivalent material was used for quantification. Structural characterization of fatty acids was achieved by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry after synthesis of specific azo-derivatives. This study confirmed that minute amounts of α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation intermediates are present in milk fat. Routes involved in biohydrogenation of linoleic and α-linolenic acids in the rumen and subsequent endogenous metabolism of related biohydrogenation products are discussed.
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Authors
F. Destaillats, J.P. Trottier, J.M.G. Galvez, P. Angers,