The lipid composition of cellular membranes is regulated to maintain membrane fluidity. A
key enzyme involved in this process is the membrane-bound stearoyl-CoA desaturase …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the biosynthesis of conjugated linoleic acid
(CLA) in ruminants and humans. Conjugated linoleic acid is a mixture of positional and …

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a naturally occurring anticarcinogen found in milk fat and
body fat of ruminants. Although CLA is an intermediate in ruminal biohydrogenation of …

After a brief survey of metabolic pathways and nutrient fluxes involved in mammary
lipogenesis, this review summarises the known effects of diet on ruminant milk fat …

Food products from ruminants are the major dietary source of conjugated linoleic acids
(CLA) for humans. The uniqueness of CLA in ruminant fat relates to the biohydrogenation of …

Biomedical studies with animal models have demonstrated that cis-9, trans-11 conjugated
linoleic acid (CLA), the predominant isomer found in milk fat from dairy cows, has …

To investigate the genetic factors that affect fatty acid composition of beef, we compared the
full-length bovine stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) cDNA from 20 Japanese Black steers …

Ruminant milk fat is of unique composition among terrestrial mammals, due to its great
diversity of component fatty acids. The diversity arises from the effects of ruminal …

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD)(EC 1.14. 99.5) is an endoplasmic reticulum-bound enzyme
that catalyzes the Δ9-cis desaturation of saturated fatty acyl-CoAs, the preferred substrates …

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has been recently studied mainly because of its potential in
protecting against cancer, atherogenesis, and diabetes. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a …