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unusual facts about Delta11-fatty-acid desaturase


Delta11-fatty-acid desaturase

The enzyme from the marine microalga Thalassiosira pseudonana desaturates palmitic acid 16:0 to 16:1Delta11, whereas that from the leafroller moth Choristoneura rosaceana desaturates myristic acid 14:0 to 14:1Delta11.


Butyrophilin

BTN2A2 - Involved in lipid, fatty-acid and sterol metabolism

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency

People with this disorder have a faulty enzyme, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, that prevents these long-chain fatty acids from being transported into the mitochondria to be broken down.

D-bifunctional protein deficiency

D-Bifunctional protein deficiency (officially called 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase IV deficiency) is an autosomal recessive peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation disorder.

Factice

Cross-linking the fatty-acid chains with sulfur (brown factice) or Fatty acid synthase

Metabolism and homeostasis of fatty acid synthase is transcriptionally regulated by Upstream Stimulatory Factors (USF1 and USF2) and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) in response to feeding/insulin in living animals.

Fatty container

The Fatty Container (or simply the Fatty) is a vinyl record storage box designed by the Finnish designer Harri Koskinen in 1998 for company Schmidinger as part of their Möbel Kollektion range.

Fatty Crew

Fatty Crew also explored several other side projects, including a partnership with Kardashian member Scott Disick in Ryu, a restaurant in the meatpacking district.

Fatty-acyl-CoA synthase

The β-hydroxyacyl-ACP is then transferred back to the β subunit, where it is dehydrated in dehydratase (DH) domain.

Glyceride

Vegetable oils and animal fats contain mostly triglycerides, but are broken down by natural enzymes (lipases) into mono and diglycerides and free fatty acids.

Guanlong

Guanlong was also featured in the 2011 Discovery channel documentary Dinosaur Revolution, where a pair (named "Fatty" and "Skinny") chase a Castorocauda, but fail, and also chase a Volaticotherium, but fail and get surrounded by crocodiles on a tiny island.

Harley Earl

By this time, the shop was building custom bodies for Hollywood movie stars, including Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Tom Mix.

Harri Koskinen

Also very well known for the two variants of his Fatty container (models 7150 and 7100) designed in 1998 for Schmidinger; basically very expensive vinyl record carrying box and storage units respectively, made from Birch plywood with rounded corners as well as a well designed and finished construction.

Headless fatty

Headless fatty is a term coined by activist Charlotte Cooper which refers to photographs or video of anonymous fat people used in news media stories about obesity.

HELLP syndrome

An association has been demonstrated between long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency and maternal HELLP and AFLP (acute fatty liver of pregnancy).

House of Fatty Koo

House of Fatty Koo is the debut album by Fatty Koo, released in the United States on July 21, 2005 (see 2005 in music).

Joslin Diabetes Center

1996: A molecular pathway (called NF-κB) is identified in fat and the liver that is activated by obesity (and a fatty diet) and causes the insulin resistance that can lead to type 2 diabetes (Steven E. Shoelson, M.D., Ph.D.).

KonKoma

KonKoma's self-titled debut LP was produced by Max Grunhard and Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and recorded and mixed by Mike Pelanconi (aka Prince Fatty) in Brighton.

Minstrel Man

That Minstrel Man, an American film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar

In 1922, the motion picture industry was faced with a number of scandals, including manslaughter charges against star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

Oxidization

Beta oxidation, the process by which fatty acids are broken down in mitochondria and/or peroxisomes

Rancid

Rancidification, the oxidation of fats, fatty acids, and edible oils

Rough House

The Rough House, a 1917 film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton

Syd Nicholls

In 1927 a film called The Kid Stakes was produced by Tal Ordell, featuring Fatty Finn and his goat, Hector.

Urostealith

Urostealith is a fatty or resinous substance identified by the Austrian chemist J. F. Heller in 1845 as the main constituent of some bladder stones.

Vayarol

The FDA has announced the availability of a qualified health claim for reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) on conventional foods that contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and DHA omega-3 fatty acids.


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