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Inhibition of the Desaturation of Stearic to Oleic Acid by Cyclopropene Fatty Acids

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CYCLOPKOPENE fatty acids are present in the seed lipids of plants of the order Malvales1,2, for example Gossypium hirsutum (cotton). It has been known for many years that the feeding of cottonseed meal to animals caused a hardening of their fat3. When hens4 and cows5 are fed on seed oils or concentrates of fatty acids containing cyclopropenoid compounds there is an increase in the stearic acid content and a decrease in the oleic acid content of the lipids of the egg yolk and milk respectively. This change in fatty acid composition has also been observed to be a general feature in the body tissues of the hen6.

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    A. R. JOHNSON, JUDITH A. PEARSON, F. S. SHENSTONE & A. C. FOGERTY

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JOHNSON, A., PEARSON, J., SHENSTONE, F. et al. Inhibition of the Desaturation of Stearic to Oleic Acid by Cyclopropene Fatty Acids. Nature 214, 1244–1245 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141244a0

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