Possible Interaction: Palmitic Acid and Stearic Acid

“There was a noticeable tendency in terms of the reduction palmitic acid (p<0.055) and a significant reduction of stearic acid (p<0.05).”

“However, substituting palmitic acid with stearic acid lowers LDL-cholesterol concentrations.”

“We did, however, find a significant negative correlation between age and the palmitic to stearic acid ratio in the colorectal cancer group (002<p<005) but not in the control group.”

“ Palmitic and stearic acid had a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the amount of fat stored in lipid droplets and a concomitant detrimental effect on oocyte developmental competence.”

“ Stearic acid complimented esterification of palmitic and oleic acids.”

“Two desaturases, FAT-6 and FAT-7, readily desaturate stearic acid (18:0) and show less activity on palmitic acid (16:0).”

“Addition of palmitic acid to the incubation medium stimulated synthesis and incorporation of fatty acids synthesized de novo into triacylglycerols, whereas stearic and linoleic acid were inhibitory.”

“ Stearic acid was also increased at the expense of palmitic acid.”

“Examination of the fatty acid compositions of the total phospholipid fractions revealed that there were significant positive rectilinear relationships between the concentrations of palmitic and oleic acids and between the concentrations of stearic and linoleic acids.”

“Progeny showed extensive variation in fat levels and composition, with the level of palmitic acid negatively correlated to the sum of stearic acid , oleic acid, and linoleic acid.”