Conventional techniques for the determination of fatty acid composition of lipids require
solvent extraction, purification, hydrolysis, and derivatization procedures that are both lengthy …

Methods currently in use for the quantitative measurement of fatty acids by gas-liquid
chromatography after transesterification are usually lengthy and cumbersome. The technique …

The concept of colonic health has become a major target for the development of functional
foods such as probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics. These bioactive agents have a profound …

The straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons ethane and pentane have been advocated as
noninvasive markers of free-radical induced lipid peroxidation in humans. In in vitro studies, the …

Dietary fat is an important source of nutrition. Here we identify eight mutations in SARA2 that
are associated with three severe disorders of fat malabsorption. The Sar1 family of proteins …

Small pelagic fish contribute up to 50% of the total landing of marine species. They are most
abundant in upwelling areas and contribute to food security. Exploited stocks of these …

… CLAUDE ROY L’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Plouzané, France …
-PAUL ROUX Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Lüderitz, Namibia CLAUDE ROY …

The need for a more specific, reliable, and reproducible technique for the measurement of
malondialdehyde (MDA) has prompted modifications of currently available methods based on …

Cape anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus spawners in the southern Benguela showed an
eastward shift in their distribution on the Agulhas Bank that occurred abruptly in 1996 and has …

The eastern boundary of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre extends from the northern tip of
the Iberian Peninsula at 43 N to south of Senegal at about 10 N, approximately the range of …