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Parallel incubations with uniformly 14C-labeled oleic and elaidic acids were conducted to compare oxidation rates in tissue homogenates prepared from rat and human hearts. Radioactivity in 14CO2 and 14C-labeled chain-shortened acid-soluble products was used to measure the extent of oxidation. Oxidation rates (pmol/min per mg heart protein) determined on 14C-labeled acid-soluble products suggest that oleic acid was oxidized 35-40% faster than elaidic acid by both male and female rat heart homogenates, whereas human heart homogenates oxidized these fatty acids at equal rates. Rates for female heart homogenates were somewhat higher than those for males in rats and humans. Rates of formation of 14CO2 were the same for each acid in rat and human heart tissue. Comparative rates of formation of oxidation products expressed as oleic/elaidic ratios from parallel incubations confirm that preferential oxidation of oleic acid occurred with rat heart homogenates, but not with the human heart homogenates. These data suggest that the presence of the trans double bond in elaidic acid does not impair its utilization for energy by human heart muscle.
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