Abstract
1. 1. The metabolism of [14- 14C]erucic acid and [U- 14C]palmitic acid was studied in perfused hearts from rats fed diets containing hydrogenated marine oil, rapeseed oil or peanut oil for three weeks. 2. 2. [ 14C]Erucic acid was shortened to [ 14C]eicosenoic acid (20: 1, n — 9) and [ 14C]oleic acid (18 : 1, n — 9) in perfused rat hearts from all diet groups. The rapeseed oil diet caused a three-fold increase and the marine oil diet a fourfold increase in the amount of chain-shortened products recovered in heart lipids at the end of perfusion, compared to peanut oil diet. 3. 3. The content of C 16:1, C 18:1 and C 20:1 fatty acids was increased in heart lipids of rats fed hydrogenated marine oil or rapseed oil diet, compared to peanut oil diet. 4. 4. Feeding hydrogenated marine oil or rapeseed oil to the rats induced a 85% increase in catalase activity, a 20% increase in the activity of cytochrome oxidase and a 30–40% increase in the content of total CoA in the heart compared to rats fed peanut oil diet. 5. 5. It is suggested that [14- 14C]erucic acid is shortened by the β-oxidation system of peroxisomes in the heart. The increased chain shortening in the hearts from animals fed rapeseed oil or partially hydrogenated marine oil for three weeks may be an important part of an adaptation process.
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