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Essential fatty acid deficiency and evidence for arachidonate synthesis in the cat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

A. J. Sinclair ,
W. Slattery ,
J. G. McLean  and
E. A. Monger
A. J. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
W. Slattery
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
J. G. McLean
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
E. A. Monger
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Abstract

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1. There is controversy regarding the capacity of the cat to convert 18:2ω6 to 20:4ω6 and the ability of the essential fatty acid (EFA)-deficient cat to produce 20:3ω9.

2. This paper reports the isolation and identification of 20: 3ω9 from kidney phospholipids of EFA-deficient cats.

3. The results suggest that the cat is capable of limited synthesis of 20:4ω6 using a Δ5- and Δ8-desaturase.

Type
Papers on General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , July 1981 , pp. 93 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1981

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