Medium-chain triglyceride
[ Medium-chain triglyceride, MCT ] Triglycerides in which 2 or 3 of its fatty acids are medium-chain fatty acids (i.e., ranging in length from 6 to 12 carbon atoms).
[ Medium-chain triglyceride, MCT ] Triglycerides in which 2 or 3 of its fatty acids are medium-chain fatty acids (i.e., ranging in length from 6 to 12 carbon atoms).
[ Medium-chain fatty acid, MCFA ] Fatty acids with aliphatic tails of 6–12 carbon atoms. MCFAs do not require bile salts for digestion, passing directly from the from the gastrointestinal track to the portal system. This makes them candidates for… Read More »Medium-chain fatty acid
[ MCT_Oil ] An commercial oil comprising mostly of Medium-chain triglycerides.
[ medium-chain_fatty_acid, MCFA ] A fatty acid with an aliphatic tail of between 6 and 12 carbons. They include caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid and lauric acid. Food sources of MCFA include palm kernel oil, coconut oil and dairy… Read More »Medium-Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA)
[ Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid, VLCFA ] A Fatty acid with an aliphatic tail of longer than 22 carbon atoms. VLCFAs are metabolized in peroxisomes, as they are too long to be metabolized in the mitochondria. See Long-Chain Fatty Acid.
[ Fatty_Acid ] A carboxylic acid with a hydrocarbon chain, usually derived from triglycerides or phospholipids. Fats, oils and esters are comprised of fatty acids. In the body, fatty acids function as the building blocks of cell membranes and signalling… Read More »Fatty Acid
[ Short-chain fatty acid, SCFA, volatile fatty acid, VFA ] Fatty acids with aliphatic tails of less than 6 carbon atoms. SCFAs do not require bile salts for digestion, passing directly from the from the gastrointestinal track to the portal system and can… Read More »Short-chain fatty acid
[ Peroxisome, Microbody ] Organelles found in eukaryotic cells. They catabolise very_long_chain_fatty_acids, branched-chain_fatty_acids, D-amino acids, and polyamines. They also reduce the reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide and biosynthesise plasmalogens, the phospholipids critical for the normal function of the brain and… Read More »Peroxisome
[ Branched-chain amino acid, BCAA ] An amino acid having aliphatic side-chains with a branch. The three proteinogenic branched-chained amino acids are leucine, isoleucine and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric acid. The three proteinogenic BCAAs are among the nine essential… Read More »Branched-chain amino acid
[ Long-chain fatty acid, LCFA ] A fatty acid with an aliphatic tails of 13 to 21 carbon atoms.