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Effect of Treatment with Docosahexaenoic Acid into N-3 Fatty Acid Adequate Diet on Learning Related Brain Function in Rat (N-3계 지방산 적절 함량 식이의 docosahexaenoic acid 첨가가 기억력 관련 뇌 기능에 미치는 영향)

  • Lim, Sun-Young
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.917-922
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    • 2009
  • The effect of adding docosahexaenoic acid into an n-3 fatty acid adequate diet on the improvement of learning related brain function was investigated. On the second day after conception, Sprague Dawley strain dams were subjected to a diet containing either n-3 fatty acid adequate (Adq, 3.4% linolenic acid) or n-3 fatty acid adequate+docosahexaenoic acid (Adq+DHA, 3.31%linolenic acid plus 9.65% DHA). After weaning, male pups were fed on the same diet of their respective dams until adulthood. Motor activity and Morris water maze tests were measured at 10 weeks. In the motor activity test, there were no statistically significant differences in moving time and moving distance between the Adq and Adq+DHA diet groups. The n-3 fatty acid adequate with DHA (Adq+DHA) group tended to show a shorter escape latency, swimming time and swimming distance compared to the n-3 fatty acid adequate group (Adq), but the differences were not statistically significant. There was no difference in resting time, but the Adq+DHA group showed a higher swimming speed compared to the Adq group. In memory retention trials, the numbers of crossing of the platform position (region A), in which the hidden platform was placed, were significantly greater than those of other regions for both Adq and Adq+DHA groups. Based on these results, adding DHA into the n-3 fatty acid adequate diet from gestation to adulthood tended to induce better spatial learning performance in Sprague Dawley rats as assessed by the Morris water maze test, although the difference was not significant.

A Kinetic Study of Fatty Acid Composition of Embryos, Oviductal and Uterine Fluids in the Rabbit

  • Yahia Khandoker, M.A.M.;Tsujii, H.;Karasawa, D.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.60-64
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    • 1998
  • The different developmental stage embryos and oviductal and uterine fluids of rabbit were analyzed by gas chromatography. Myristic (C 14:0), palmitic (C 16:0), palmitoleic (C 16:1), stearic (C 18:0), oleic (C 18:1), linoleic (C 18:2), linolenic (C 18:3), arachidic (C 20:0), arachidonic (C 20:4), docosahexaenoic (C 22:6) and lignoceric (C 24:0) acids were the common fatty acid constituents with little exception. In most of the samples palmitic, oleic, linoleic and arachidonic acids were observed in high concentration. Moreover, linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids were the three poly-unsaturated fatty acids in both type sample except day-1 oviductal fluids. Similarly, in both day-1 and day-2 oviductal and uterine fluids myristic, palmitoleic, stearic, linolenic, arachidic and docosahexaenoic acids were in less composition or undetected.

In vivo control of phytopathogens by using omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) bioconverted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PR3

  • Kang, Sun-Chul;Kim, Hak-Ryul;Shin, Seung-Yong;Bajpai, Vivek K.
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.497-499
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    • 2005
  • Bioconverted hydroxy fatty acid, docosahexaenoic (bDHA) obtained from the microbial conversion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PR3 was evaluated for its in vivo anti-fungal activity. bDHA showed great potential of anti-fungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi tested in this study. bDHA at the concentration of 500 ${\mu}g/ml.$ showed remarkable anti-fungal activity against all the fungus tested.

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Fatty Acid Composition of Total Lipids from Needles and Pollen of Korean Pinus densiflora and Pinus koraiensis (소나무 및 잣나무의 잎과 꽃가루의 지방산 조성)

  • Yoon, Tai-Heon
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 1992
  • The needles and pollen of Pinus densiflora and Pinus koraiensis were studied for their lipid contents and fatty acid composition. The total lipid contents in needles of Pinus densiflora and Pinus koraiensis were 5.0 and 4.5%, whereas in pollen of Pinus densiflora and Pinus koraiensis 3.5 and 5.6%, respectively. Twenty-four fatty acids ranged from lauric acid to docosahexaenoic acid(22:6${\omega}$3) were identified in the needle lipids. In needles, linolenic acid and palmitic acid were the major fatty acids. The needles of Pinus densiflora showed higher proportions of docosahexaenoic acid and 5-olefinic nonmethylene-interrupted polyenoic acids than those in the Pinus koraiensis. Twenty fatty acids ranged from myristic acid to lignoceric acid were identified in the pollen lipids. Linoleic acid was the major fatty acid in the pollen followed by oleic and palmitic acid. The fatty acid profile of pollen of Pinus densiflora was similar to those of the Pinus koraiensis pollen lipids.

EPA, DHA and Tocopherol Contents in Fish Oil Products and Fishes (어유제품과 생선의 EPA, DHA 및 토코페롤 함량)

  • 김연경;주광지
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.68-72
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    • 1994
  • Six brands of encapsulated fishoil products and five fishes were analyzed for their contents of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA 20 :5 n-3) , docosahexaenoic acid(DHA 22: 6 n-3) and tocopherols. In both of the fish oil products and the fishes, major fatty acids were palmitic acid, oleic acid, eicosapentaeoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid and fatty acid compositions were also similar pattern each other. EPA showed variable amounts from 19.2 to 50.3% in the oil products whereas DHA were 13.2% to 28.3% inthe fishes. Tocopherols were studied in relation to the oxidative stability of fish products no relation was observed. However the amount of tocopherols in fish oil proudcts were higher than that of fishes. Contents of EPA, DHA and tocopherols in encapsulated fishoil products oil products were variable comparing with manufactures' claimed contents.

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