title: Serum concentrations of individual monocarboxylic short-chain fatty acids C2-C6 in underweight children.
abstract: The serum concentrations of individual short-chain fatty acids containing 2-6 carbon atoms were studied in 12 underweight children. Mean n-butyric and iso-valeric acid levels were significantly elevated in underweight children, while those of n-valeric and iso-caproic acids were not significantly higher than in the control group. The level of total free fatty acids was also increased in the underweight group. A reduced enzymatic activity in fatty acid synthesis is supposed to be the factor underlying the impaired lipogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D002087:Butyrates / Q000097:blood; D002208:Caproates / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary; D002149:Energy Intake; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014631:Valerates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D002208:Caproates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014631:Valerates