The metabolism in the rat of naturally occurring (+)-14-methylhexadecanoic acid

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Rats were fed a "fat-free" diet and a similar diet augmented by (+)-14-methylhexadecanoic acid at the rate of 0.1 g/rat/week, 7 supplements being given. Of the acid 8-10% was stored, about 10% was excreted and approximately 80% was metabolized. The presence of traces of C15-anteiso-acid in the experimental animals, but not in the control animals, affords evidence for degradation of the C17-anteiso-acid included in the diet. The addition of (+)-14-methylhexadecanoic acid to the "fat-free" diet at the rate of 0.1 g/rat/week was without influence on the growth rate of the rat.