Description
An ω-7 fatty acid; dietary administration reduces total body fat, mesenteric fat, and adipocyte size, increases inguinal fat mass, and decreases intestinal and hepatic triglyceride secretion in a rat model of obesity with features of metabolic syndrome at 1% w/w; decreases hepatocellular ballooning and steatosis in the same model; dietary administration of a butter enriched with trans-vaccenic acid decreases serum cholesterol levels and the formation of aortic atherosclerotic lesions in Ldlr-/- mice
Formal name: 11E-octadecenoic acid
Synonyms: trans-11-Octadecenoic acid|C18:1 n-7|C18:1(11E)
Molecular weight: 282.5
CAS: 693-72-1
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solution in ethanol
Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Fatty Acids||Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Octadecanoids||Research Area|Cardiovascular System|Cardiovascular Diseases|Atherosclerosis||Research Area|Cardiovascular System|Lipids & Lipoproteins|Lipoproteins||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|Dyslipidemias||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|Metabolic Syndrome||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|NAFLD & NASH||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|Obesity||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry|Fatty Acids