Nutritional effects of the cyclic monomers of methyl linolenate in the rat.
Low levels (0.0075, 0.0225, and 0.15%) of cyclic fatty acid methyl esters (greater than 98% pure) were incorporated into diets of weanling rats fed different levels of protein. Animals on low protein diets (8-10% casein) exhibited decreased wt gains and feed consumption with increasing levels of cyclic esters in their diets after 6 weeks. Liver enlargements due to a significant (P less than 0.01) accumulation of liver lipid were noted in animals receiving 0.15% cyclic fatty acid esters in their diets.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats
D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008042:Linolenic Acids