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Effect of eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid on fatty acid composition of selected organs in the rat

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Eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid or arachidonic acid or no supplement (controls) was given orally to rats maintained on a fat free diet and the fatty acid composition of total lipids of several organs determined. No changes were noted in the total fatty acid concentrations of the organs examined in the various groups. A decrease in the amount of arachidonic acid, 22∶4ω6 and 22∶5ω6 (as percent of total fatty acids), and an increase in the amount of 20∶3ω6 and linoleate were observed in total lipids of several organs. In the group receiving the arachidonate supplement, there was less linoleate and 20∶3ω6 and more arachidonate than in the controls. Both eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid and arachidonate supplements resulted in a decrease in 20∶3ω9 in most organs studied. Generally, the most marked changes were seen in liver but, of the other organs examined (heart, kidney, testis, brain, and adrenals), only the adrenals failed to show any significant differences between the controls and each of the two supplemented groups. Although the experimental conditions preclude conclusive interpretation of the changes observed, it is suggested that eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid was effective in inhibiting the conversion of linoleate to arachidonate and the conversion of arachidonate to 22∶4 and 22∶5.

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  1. William M. Grogan Jr.

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, MCV Station, 23298, Richmond, VA

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 37232, Nashville, Tennessee

    John G. Coniglio, David Buch & William M. Grogan Jr.

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Coniglio, J.G., Buch, D. & Grogan, W.M. Effect of eicosa-5,8,11,14-tetraynoic acid on fatty acid composition of selected organs in the rat. Lipids 11, 143–147 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532664

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