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Replacing Some Carbohydrates With Protein And Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits
Dallas, Nov 15—The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart... Read More
What Are The Health Effects Of Unsaturated Fatty Acids?
What Are The Health Effects Of Unsaturated Fatty Acids? Scientists and health professionals met recently in London to... Read More
Unsaturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: unsaturated fatty acids A form of fatty acid containing one or more double bonds and therefore can... Read More
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: polyunsaturated fatty acids Any of a group of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by having more... Read More
Monounsaturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: monounsaturated fatty acids Any of a group of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by having a... Read More
Unsaturated fat
unsaturated fat (Science: biochemistry) A fat that contains a carbon-carbon double bond, or a fat containing unsaturated... Read More
Unsaturated
Unsaturated 1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution. 2. (Science: chemistry)... Read More
Unsaturated alcohols
unsaturated alcohols Those alcohol's whose carbon chains contain one or more double or triple... Read More
Monounsaturated fat
Definition noun, plural: monounsaturated fats An unsaturated fatty acid that contains only one double or triple bond in the... Read More
Fatty acid
Definition noun plural: fatty acids'' fatty acid, ˈfætɪ ˈæsɪd Any of the group of a long chain of hydrocarbon... Read More
Saturated fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: saturated fatty acids A form of fatty acid with only single bonds between carbon atoms Supplement A... Read More
Cis fatty acid
Definition noun, plural: cis fatty acids A fatty acid in a cis configuration, i.e. two hydrogen atoms adjacent to the double... Read More
Palmitic acid
Definition noun, plural: palmitic acids A 16-carbon fatty acid, with the formula: CH3 (CH2)14 COOH Supplement A fatty acid... Read More
Prostaglandin
Definition noun, plural: prostaglandins A group of eicosanoids, structurally characterized as 20-carbon unsaturated fatty... Read More
Behenic acid
Definition noun, plural: behenic acids A 22-carbon fatty acid, with the formula: C22 H44O2 Supplement A fatty acid is a long... Read More
Hydrocarbon
Definition noun, plural: hydrocarbons An organic molecule comprised exclusively of carbon and hydrogen atoms Supplement A... Read More
Hydrocarbon chain
Definition noun, plural: hydrocarbon chains A chain consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms Supplement A hydrocarbon... Read More
Modern fat technology: what is the potential for heart health?
Modern fat technology: what is the potential for heart health? J. E. Upritchard1, M. J. Zeelenberg1, H. Huizinga1, P. M.... Read More
Plasma membrane
Do all cells have a plasma (or cell) membrane? Yes, all cells have a biological membrane that separates the protoplasm from... Read More
All Fats Are Not Created Equal: Some Fats May Protect The Heart
DALLAS, Sept. 14 -- Limiting the amount of saturated fat, such as butter or animal fat, in your diet is a good idea. Now the... Read More
Stearic acid
Definition noun, plural: stearic acids A eighteen-carbon fatty acid, with the formula: C18H36O2 Supplement A fatty acid is a... Read More
Glycerolipid
Definition noun, plural: glycerolipids A type of lipid made up of a glycerol linked esterically to a fatty acid Supplement A... Read More
Prostaglandin F2-alpha
Definition noun, plural: prostaglandins F A biologically active prostaglandin that forms when the intermediate prostaglandin... Read More
Essential fatty acids: omega-3 and omega-6
Essential fatty acids, such as omega-3 and omega-6, are fatty acids that are polyunsaturated due to the multiple double... Read More
The Human Physiology
In order to fully understand the mechanisms of human physiology it is important to have an understanding of the chemical... Read More
Liebermann-Burchard test
Definition noun A test for unsaturated steroids (e.g. cholesterol) and triterpenes based on the blue-green color formation... Read More
Phospholipid
Definition noun plural: phospholipids phos·pho·lip·id, ˌfɒsfəˈlɪpɪd (1) A lipid with one or more phosphate groups... Read More
Study Links Brain Fatty Acid Levels To Depression
Bethesda, MD -- A group of researchers from Israel has discovered that rats exhibiting the signs of depression have... Read More
Triglyceride
Definition noun, plural: triglycerides An energy-rich compound made up of a single molecule of glycerol and three molecules... Read More
The history of biochemistry in India
UD Deshmukh, GV Phatarphekar, SP DandekarDepartment of Biochemistry, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital,... Read More
Characterization of lipoxygenase pathway of soybean plants resistant and susceptible to Diaphorte phaseolorum f.sp. meridionalis, pathogen responsible for stem canker
Abstract: Lipoxygenases (linoleate: oxygen oxido-reductases, EC 1.13.11.12) are a class of enzymes that catalyze the... Read More
Pesticides Persist in Ground Water
MADISON, WI, JUNE 23, 2008– Numerous studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides, which are... Read More