Revisiting the metabolism and physiological functions of caprylic acid (C8:0) with special focus on ghrelin octanoylation

Biochimie

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-48

  Lemarié, Fanny ^a   Beauchamp, Erwan ^a   Legrand, Philippe ^a   Rioux, Vincent ^a  

^a Agrocampus French National Institute of Health and Medical Research   (France)

Author keywords

Acylation; Caprylic acid; Ghrelin octanoylation; Medium chain saturated fatty acids; Metabolism; Octanoate; Octanoic acid

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHYLOMICRON; FAT INTAKE; GHRELIN O-ACYLTRANSFERASE, HUMAN; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APPETITE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OCTANOYLATION; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; LIPOYLATION; METABOLISM; PANCREAS EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY; PHARMACOLOGY;

ACYLATION; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CAPRYLATES; CHYLOMICRONS; DIETARY FATS; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LIPOYLATION;

EID: 84951573076     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.08.002Review     Document Type: Review

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