Lipid bilayer properties potentially contributed to the evolutionary disappearance of betaine lipids in seed plants [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2023 Background Many organisms rely on mineral nutrients taken directly from the soil or aquatic environment, and therefore, developed mechanisms to cope with the limitation of a given essential nutrient.
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Smart utilization of betaine lipids in the giant clam Tridacna crocea [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: The giant clam Tridacna crocea thrives in poorly nourished coral reef water by forming a holobiont with zooxanthellae and utilizing photosynthetic products of the symbiont.
Ryuichi Sakai +5 more
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The contrasting relationships between betaine and homocysteine in two clinical cohorts are associated with plasma lipids and drug treatments. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Urinary betaine excretion positively correlated with plasma homocysteine in outpatients attending a lipid disorders clinic (lipid clinic study). We aimed to confirm this in subjects with established vascular disease.
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Plasma lipids and betaine are related in an acute coronary syndrome cohort. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Low plasma betaine has been associated with unfavorable plasma lipid profiles and cardiovascular risk. In some studies raised plasma betaine after supplementation is associated with elevations in plasma lipids.
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Coral Lipidome: Molecular Species of Phospholipids, Glycolipids, Betaine Lipids, and Sphingophosphonolipids [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Coral reefs are the most biodiversity-rich ecosystems in the world’s oceans. Coral establishes complex interactions with various microorganisms that constitute an important part of the coral holobiont.
Tatyana V. Sikorskaya
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Do betaine lipids replace phosphatidylcholine as fatty acid editing hubs in microalgae? [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Acyl editing refers to a deacylation and reacylation cycle on a lipid, which allows for fatty acid desaturation and modification prior to being removed and incorporated into other pools.
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Animals, 2021 Three different diets were formulated with three levels of metabolizable energy (ME) (optimum; 2900, restricted; 2800 and low; 2700 kcal ME/kg diet) without or with (0 and 0.15%) betaine supplementation in 2 × 3 factorial design to evaluate the effect of
Sabry M. El-Bahr +9 more
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Effects of 6-Week Betaine Supplementation on Muscular Performance in Male Collegiate Athletes [PDF]
Biology, 2022 The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-week betaine supplementation during a preparatory period of collegiate athletes on muscular power and strength. Sixteen male collegiate athletes received 5 g/day of betaine (betaine group, n =
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Lipids in Health and Disease, 2022 Background Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)-related metabolites are associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and are known to disrupt lipid metabolism.
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Influence of Habitat Alteration on the Molecular Profile of Membrane Lipids of the Coral Junceella fragilis [PDF]
BiologyThe cell membrane serves as the first line of defense against adverse environmental factors and is first to adapt to changing conditions. Cell membranes in both coral and its symbionts, which use different membrane adaptation strategies, have to ...
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