The metabolism of structured triacylglycerols

TY - JOUR

T1 - The metabolism of structured triacylglycerols

AU - Mu, Huiling

AU - Porsgaard, Trine

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - The triacylglycerol (TAG) structure in addition to the overall fatty acid profile is of importance when considering the nutritional effect of a dietary fat. This review aims at summarizing our current knowledge of the digestion, absorption, uptake, and transport of structured TAGs, with particular emphasis on the following aspects: gastric emptying, specificity of pancreatic lipase, lymphatic transport and clearance of chylomicrons, effects of lipid structure on tissue lipid compositions and the fecal loss of fats. So an overview will be provided for how the structure and fatty acid composition of TAGs affect their absorption and the distribution of the fatty acids in the body following digestion and absorption.

AB - The triacylglycerol (TAG) structure in addition to the overall fatty acid profile is of importance when considering the nutritional effect of a dietary fat. This review aims at summarizing our current knowledge of the digestion, absorption, uptake, and transport of structured TAGs, with particular emphasis on the following aspects: gastric emptying, specificity of pancreatic lipase, lymphatic transport and clearance of chylomicrons, effects of lipid structure on tissue lipid compositions and the fecal loss of fats. So an overview will be provided for how the structure and fatty acid composition of TAGs affect their absorption and the distribution of the fatty acids in the body following digestion and absorption.

U2 - 10.1016/j.plipres.2005.09.002

DO - 10.1016/j.plipres.2005.09.002

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16269186

SN - 0163-7827

VL - 44

SP - 430

EP - 448

JO - Progress in Lipid Research

JF - Progress in Lipid Research

IS - 6

ER -