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Composition of adrenal lipids from some domestic and wild ruminants. 1977

S H Cmelik, and H Ley

Department of Biochemistry, University of Rhodesa Salisbury.

1. Lipids from the whole adrenal glands of the ox and the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) were extracted and fractionated into neutral and phospholipids. Both species revealed the presence of considerable quantities of cholesterol but only very small quantities of cholesteryl esters. 2. Fatty acids from various fractions of bovine and buffalo adrenal glands were investigated by gas-chromatography. They showed a remarkably low content of higher unsaturated fatty acids and a very high content of stearic acid. 3. Mitochondrial and microsomal fractions were isolated from the adrenal glands of the impala antelope (Aepyceros melampus), their lipids extracted, analyzed and compared with the composition of the mitochondrial lipids from bovine adrenal glands. 4. Subcellular fractions of the bovine and impala adrenal glands contain only very small quantities of esterified cholesterol. Most of the lipid fractions were characterized by the absence of adrenic acid (C22:4 omega 6) and a low content of arachidonic acid.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008055	Lipids	A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Lipid
D002020	Buffaloes	Ruminants of the family Bovidae consisting of Bubalus arnee and Syncerus caffer. This concept is differentiated from BISON, which refers to Bison bison and Bison bonasus.	Bubalus,Syncerus,Water Buffaloes,Buffalo,Water Buffalo,Buffalo, Water
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D000311	Adrenal Glands	A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with separate embryonic origins, the ADRENAL CORTEX producing STEROIDS and the ADRENAL MEDULLA producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS.	Adrenal Gland,Gland, Adrenal,Glands, Adrenal
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000866	Antelopes	Any of various ruminant mammals of the order Bovidae. They include numerous species in Africa and the American pronghorn.	Antelopines,Hippotragines,Antelope,Antelopine,Hippotragine
D001188	Artiodactyla	An order of mammals which consists of the even-toed ungulates and includes both RUMINANTS and SWINE.	Hippopotamus,Peccary,Peccaries

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