Experiment 1217050

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationBONANOME,A: GRUNDY,SM:. (1988). EFFECT OF DIETARY STEARIC ACID ON PLASMA CHOLESTEROL AND LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS.. 318(19)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease11 MEN WERE GIVEN DIETS HIGH IN EITHER PALMITIC, STEARIC OR OLEIC ACID, FOR PERIODS OF 3 WEEKS EACH DIET; DIETS WERE ISOCALORIC. COMPARED TO THE HIGH-PALMITIC DIET, THE STEARIC ACID DIET SHOWED A 14% CHOLESTEROL DECREASE. THE OLEIC DIET SHOWED A 10% DECREASE. TOTAL PLASMA TRIGLYCERIDES AND HDL-CHOLESTEROL WERE NOT DIFFERENT IN THE 3 DIETS. STEARIC ACID APPEARS TO BE QUICKLY CONVERTED TO OLEIC ACID IN THE BODY.
Dose amount99.3 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE