Lipid and Fatty Acid Composition of Brain Tissue from Adrenoleukodystrophy Patients

Abstract: White matter and active plaque tissue from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) patients were analysed for lipid class and fatty acid compositions and the results compared with white matter from normal brain. ALD white matter was characterized by increased levels of cholesteryl esters and decreased levels of phosphatidylethanola- mine, including phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogen, in comparison with normal brain white matter. In addition to even higher levels of cholesteryl esters, ALD plaque tissue had reduced levels of cerebrosides as well as phosphati-dylethanolamines. The loss of phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogen is indicative of early demyelination. Total lipid from ALD white matter and ALD plaque tissue contained nearly five times and seven times, respectively, more 26:0 than total lipid from normal brain white matter. The 26:0 in ALD white matter was elevated in all lipid classes except phosphatidylinositol, but was located mainly in cerebrosides, phosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelin, and sulfatides. Most of the 26:0 in ALD plaque tissue was present in cholesteryl esters, followed by phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, with reduced amounts in cerebrosides as compared with ALD white matter. The results are consistent with an initial accumulation of very-long-chain fatty acids in ALD white matter, primarily in sphingolipids and phosphatidylcholine, and subsequent accumulation of very-long- chain fatty acids in cholesteryl esters during demyelination. In addition, it was notable that the sphingolipids, especially sphingomyelin in ALD brain, had decreased levels of 24:1 and increased levels of 18:0, as well as increased levels of very-long-chain fatty acids. The extent to which the data shed light on mechanisms of demyelination in ALD is discussed.     

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发菜膜脂及其脂肪酸组成

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The Effect of Temperature on the Lipid Composition of the Green Alga Botryococcus

The lipid composition of the green alga Botryococcus was studied at three different cultivation temperatures: suboptimal (18°C), optimal (25°C), and supraoptimal (32°C). Cultivation at the supraoptimal temperature was found to considerably inhibit the synthesis of nearly all intracellular lipids, except for triacylglycerides, and to influence their fatty acid composition. In particular, the content of trienoic fatty acids was significantly lower at the supraoptimal than at the optimal cultivation temperature. At the same time, the fatty acid composition of the extracellular lipids of the alga virtually did not depend on cultivation temperature.     

Lipid Composition of Tomato Leaves as Related to Plant Cold Tolerance

We studied the effects of a low nonlethal temperature (6°C) on the content and composition of polar lipids and their fatty acids in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., cv. Sibirskie skorospelye) leaves. We demonstrated that chilling resulted in a decrease in the content of total polar lipids per 1 mg protein. The content of lipids in chloroplast membranes (monogalactosyldiacylglycerols, digalactosyldiacylglycerols, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols, and phosphatidylglycerols) changed less substantially than the content of phospholipids in other cell organelles and in the cytoplasm. Neutral lipids comprised only 1% of total lipids, and their content also decreased after chilling. The relative amounts of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids in polar lipids were practically unchanged. The conclusion was drawn that the maintenance of a high level of chloroplast membrane lipids under low temperatures could play an important role in the survival of cold-tolerant plants.     

Fatty Acid Composition of Algae from Habitats with Varying Amounts of Illumination

The fatty acid (FA) composition of algae Ulva fenestrata (Chlorophyta), Costaria costata (Phaeophyta), and Grateloupia turuturu (Rhodophyta) differed in their illumination habitats (shaded grotto and bright light). It was found that the light intensity affect the lipid content and fatty acid (FA) ratios in the algae. In the shaded places, the content of polyunsaturated FAs of the (n-3) series in U. fenestrate and of the (n-3) and (n-6) series, except 18 : 2, in C. costata are higher than at bright light, whereas in G. turuturu, the content of 20 : 5n-3 acids in that instance was lower. The lipid content was 2.5–3.6 times higher in the algae at low light intensity. The content variation of algal lipid components apparently was related to adaptive response of these plants to illumination condition.     

皱肋文蛤氨基酸含量及脂肪酸组成分析

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Fatty Acid Composition of Mitochondrial Membrane Lipids in Cultivated (Zea mays) and Wild (Elymus sibiricus) Grasses

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低温弱光处理及恢复期间黄瓜叶片的光抑制与类囊体膜中脂肪酸组成的变化

低温导致黄瓜叶片严重的光抑制,同时类囊体膜不饱和脂肪酸含量下降.低温弱光处理后恢复期间,Vv/Fm和多聚不饱和脂肪酸含量都迅速恢复,暗示两者之间可能有一定的联系.     

Dicarboxylic and Fatty Acid Compositions of Cyanobacteria of the Genus Aphanizomenon

The occurrence of dioic, hydroxy, branched, and unsaturated fatty acids in cyanobacteria of the genus Aphanizomenon growing in different freshwater lakes has been studied. Unusual dicarboxylic (from 4.52 to 7.14%) and other fatty acids were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).     

Lipid Class and Fatty Acid Composition of the Protozoan Parasite of Oysters, Perkinsus marinus Cultivated in Two Different Media

The meront stage of the oyster protozoan parasite, Perkinsus marinus, cultivated in two media with different fatty acid profiles was analyzed for its fatty acid and lipid class composition. The composition of fatty acids in the prezoosporangium stage of the parasite as well as that of the host oyster were investigated. Although the lipid class composition of meronts was dominated by phospholipids and triacylglycerol, there was no triaclgycerol detected in either culture medium. Despite the difference in fatty acid composition of the two media, the fatty acid composition of meronts in each medium was dominated by 14:0, 16:0, 18:0, 18:1(n-9), 20: (n-9), 18:2(n-6) and 20:4(n-6), a profile that differed from its host. The quantities of total lipids and fatty acids in meronts increased as the number of meronts increased and far exceeded the initial amounts in the media and in the initial cell inoculum. The meronts harvested 25 d post-inoculation, had about 3 to 6 times higher total lipids and 4 to 13 times higher fatty acids than the amounts contained in the media. The fatty acid profiles of both prezoosporangia and oysters resembled each other and consisted primarily of 16:0, 20:4(n-6), 20:5(n-3), 22:2delta7,15, and 22:6(n-3). These results indicate that during meront proliferation, the parasite synthesizes certain fatty acids and lipid classes. For development from meront to prezoosporangium, the parasite may rely on its host for lipid resources.     

青稞麸皮油脂肪酸成分分析及其对高血脂症大鼠脂质代谢的影响

为了开发利用资源丰富的青稞麸皮,分析了青稞麸皮油的脂肪酸组成并研究了其对高血脂症大鼠的降血脂作用.通过GC-MS分析,从青稞麸皮油中检测到了10种脂肪酸,并发现其亚油酸含量为75.08%.在青稞麸皮油降血脂实验中,选用24只雄性SD大鼠随机分为空白对照组、高脂模型组和青稞麸皮油组,除空白对照组饲喂普通饲料外,其余各组饲喂高脂饲料并进行干预实验比较.3周后,高脂模型组血清TC、TG、LDL-C和AI 4项指标均显著高于空白对照组(P＜0.05或P＜0.01),而HDL-C/TC显著降低(P＜0.05);青稞麸皮油组的血清TC、TG、LDL-C和AI 4项指标均显著低于高脂模型组(P＜0.05或P＜0.01),而HDL-C/TC显著升高(P＜0.05).结果表明青稞麸皮油对大鼠的高血脂症和动脉硬化的形成有明显的抑制作用,而造成这一结果的原因可能是青稞麸皮油中的高亚油酸含量.     

The Effect of Temperature on the Fatty Acid Composition of Tetrahymena pyriformis WH-14

SYNOPSIS. A reduction in the growth temperature of Tetrahymena pyriformis strain WH-14 from 35 C to 15 C resulted in distinct alterations in the fatty acid composition of the glycerophospholipids. The proportion of normal saturated acids declined from 26 to 19%; palmitoleic acid increased by 6%, and the composition of the polyunsaturated fatty acids increased in 18:2 Δ^6,11(n) and decreased in 18:2 Δ^9,12(n) and 18:3 Δ^6,9,12(n). The unsaturation index (the average number of double bonds/100 molecules) did not change with a shift in temperature.
Two biosynthetic pathways exist in Tetrahymena for the formation of unsaturated fatty acids. The observed changes in fatty acid composition that accompany a lowering of the environmental temperature can be accounted for by a reduction in the accumulation of products of the fatty acid pathway leading to the formation of γ-linolenic acid [16:0(n) → 18:0(n) → 18:1 Δ⁹(n) → 18:2 Δ^9,12(n) → 18:3 Δ^6,9,12(n)] and an increase in the components of the pathway leading to the formation of 18:2 Δ^6,11(n) [16:0(n) → 16:1 Δ⁹(n) → 18:1 Δ¹¹(n) → 18:2 Δ^6,11(n)]. The data suggest that the regulatory mechanism in Tetrahymena differs from that found in some bacteria where a simple substitution of unsaturated fatty acids for saturated fatty acids occurs at low culture temperatures.     

Effect of Choline Chloride on the Lipid Content and Composition in the Leaves of Principal Magnetically-Oriented Radish Types

The effects of radish seed treatment with choline chloride on the number and weight of leaves, the weight of roots, as well as the content and composition of polar and neutral lipids and their component fatty acids in the leaves of principal magnetically-oriented types (MOTs) of radish (cv. Rosovo-krasnyi s belym konchikom), that is, North–South (NS) and West–East (WE) ones, were investigated. It was shown that seed treatment with 1% choline chloride increased the proportion of WE MOT in plant population. In spring and in autumn, this treatment increased the weight of roots of the NS MOT plants, but did not affect this index in the WE MOT plants. In the spring NS MOT plants, choline chloride treatment did not change the absolute content of polar lipids as compared to the control, but in autumn, this index increased. Meanwhile, in the WE MOT plants, it increased in spring and did not change in autumn. In the spring NS MOT plants, the content of neutral lipids increased, but in the autumn plants, it did not change. At the same time, in the WE MOT plants, this index decreased both in spring and in autumn. Seed treatment with choline chloride resulted in a substantial increase in the total content of phospholipids, in particular, that of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, in the NS and WE MOT plants sampled both in spring and in autumn. In addition, the ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids, as well as that of linolenic to linoleic fatty acids, somewhat increased in the NS MOT leaf lipids, but decreased in the WE MOT ones. Presowing treatment of radish seeds with choline chloride variously and sometimes oppositely affected the content and composition in the NS and WE MOT leaf lipids. This seems to be caused by different response of these MOTs to the environmental factors.     

碳源、氮源对异养单针藻Monoraphidium sp. FXY-10油脂积累和脂肪酸组成的影响

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