Raymond Thomas Lipid Group

09/11/2022

Publication on "Recent insights into cell responses to cold stress in plants: Signaling, defence, and potential functions of phosphatidic acid"

Upon exposure to cold stress (CS), crop plants face an array of detrimental effects on growth, development, and final yield. Seed germination, seedlin…

09/08/2022

Publication on "A multimodal analytical method to simultaneously determine monoacetyldiacylglycerols, medium and long chain triglycerides in biological samples during routine lipidomics"

This method would allow for MAcDG to be included during routine lipidomics analysis of biological samples and will have broad interests and applications in the scientific community in areas such as nutrition, climate change, medicine and biofuel innovations.

09/08/2022

Publication on "Brief exposure of neuronal cells to levels of SCFAs observed in human systemic circulation impair lipid metabolism resulting in apoptosis"

Communication between gut microbiota and the brain is an enigma. Alterations in the gut microbial community affects enteric metabolite levels, such as short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs have been proposed as a possible mechanism through which the gut microbiome modulate brain health and function...

09/08/2022

Publication on "Role of lipidomics in assessing the functional lipid composition in breast milk"

Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrients for infants in early life. Lipids represent 2–5% of the total breast milk composition and are a major energy source providing 50% of an infant’s energy intake. Functional lipids are an emerging class of lipids in breast milk mediating several differen...

04/23/2021

"Development of a hyperspectral imaging technique using LA-ICP-MS to show the spatial distribution of elements in soil cores."

Zaeem et al. March 2021.

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a versatile analytical technique that can create qualitative images delinea…

04/22/2021

"Big game cervid meat as a potential good source of plasmalogens for functional foods."

Pham et al. March 2021.

Plasmalogen deficiency is associated with increased risks for diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiac and respiratory diseases, and more recently Alzheimer…

04/21/2021

"Effects of beer based marinades on the plasmalogen content and composition of grilled ruminant meats."

Manful et al. March 2021.

Plasmalogens are important phospholipids essential for maintaining cardiovascular and brain health. Ruminant meats are excellent dietary sources of plasmalogens. Globally, grilling remains a popular technique for preparing meats. However, little is known concerning how marination affects retention a...

04/20/2021

"Intraperitoneal administration of short-chain fatty acids improves lipid metabolism of Long–Evans rats in a sex-specific manner."

Shah et al. February 2021.

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are microbial metabolites, mainly generated by the action of gut microbiota on dietary fibers. Acetate, propionate, and butyrate are the three main SCFAs produced typically in a 60:20:20 molar ratio in the colon. Acetate, propionate, and butyrate, when given individua...

04/19/2021

"Yoghurt fermentation alters the composition and antiplatelet properties of milk polar lipids."

Lordan et al. December 2020.

Dairy polar lipids (PL) seem to exhibit antiplatelet effects. However, it is not known what molecular species may be responsible. In this study, we co…

04/16/2021

"Evaluation of the anticancer activity and fatty acids composition of “Handal” (Citrullus colocynthis L.) seed oil, a desert plant from south Jordan."

Al-Hwaiti et al. November 2020.

The chemical composition of Handal (Citrullus colocynthis L.) seed oil cultivated in Jordan deserts was characterized, and its bioactivity was evaluated.

04/15/2021

"Recent advances in bio‐chemical, molecular and physiological aspects of membrane lipid derivatives in plant pathology."

Adigun et al. October 2020.

This review highlights the state‐of‐the‐art concerning how plant membrane lipids and their derivatives modulate immunity, disease resistance and plant response to infection. Major plant defence syste...

04/14/2021

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