The Rate of Absorption of Synthetic Triglycerides in the Rat

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Triacetin and tributyrin were the most rapidly absorbed fats of any natural or synthetic fats studied; tricaproin and tricaprylin disappeared somewhat more slowly from the alimentary tract of the rat. Trilaurin was only slowly removed from the gastrointestinal tract presumably because of its high melting point which caused its solidification. The neutral fats composed of odd-chain fatty acids (tripropionin, trivalerin, and triheptylin) were absorbed at a rate of 50% or less of that characteristic of the corresponding even-chain fats. Triisovalerin was absorbed at a rate which compared with the even-chain fats.

This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit: