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The emulsifying properties of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine

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The effects of lipid concentration and w/w ratios on the formation of emulsions by some combinations of phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol oleate, cholesterol and triglyceride were studied, with the following results. Phosphatidylcholine emulsified cholesterol oleate and triglyceride, the degree of dispersion and emulsion stability increasing with phosphatidylcholine concentration. Cholesterol reduced the degree of dispersion of phosphatidylcholine-triglyceride emulsions but enhanced the emulsion stability. Triglyceride disrupted the colloidal phase of phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol in high concentrations and did so more effectively when the proportion of cholesterol to phosphatidylcholine was high.

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  1. N.A.I.O.D., c/o Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    C. Horwitz

  2. Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

    L. Krut

  3. Department of Physiology and Medical Biochemistry, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    L. S. Kaminsky

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Horwitz, C., Krut, L. & Kaminsky, L.S. The emulsifying properties of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine. Lipids 7, 234–239 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02533219

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