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. 1973 Apr;132(4):829–832. doi: 10.1042/bj1320829

Food particles as a site for biohydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acids in the rumen (Short Communication)

Christopher G Harfoot 1, Raymond C Noble 1, John H Moore 1
PMCID: PMC1177658  PMID: 4721616

Abstract

On incubation of linoleic acid with strained rumen contents from sheep, it was observed that conversion of linoleic acid into C18:1 trans-11 monoenoic acid and subsequently into stearic acid was largely associated with the food-particle fraction. The bacteria, protozoa and cell-free supernatant together contributed less than 30% to the overall change in the added C18:2 fatty acid.

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