Human breast milk is quite rich
in myristic and lauric acid, which have potent germ - killing ability.
Not exact matches
There are three main types of saturated fat found
in red meat: stearic acid, palmitic acid, and
myristic acid.
Through a meticulous series of experiments, Tang homed
in on one nutrient, a fatty acid called
myristic acid, whose abundance, it turns out, worms can «monitor» using an enzyme called acyl - CoA synthase 4 (ACS - 4).
When Tang depleted a particular
myristic acid derivative from the germ cells
in hermaphrodite worms by blocking the action of ACS - 4, the worms never made the switch to making eggs.
Other positive changes
in fat profiles included lower levels of
myristic and palmitic acid
in organic meat and a lower omega - 3 / omega - 6 ratio
in organic milk.
They found that they could correct cellular deficiencies
in palmitic acid and
myristic acid by adding these saturated fatty acids.
There are three main types of saturated fat found
in red meat: stearic acid, palmitic acid, and
myristic acid.
The saturated fatty acids that play important roles
in these processes are the 16 - carbon palmitic acid, the 14 - carbon
myristic acid and the 12 - carbon lauric acid.
But
myristic acid is a very important fatty acid, which the body uses to stabilize many different proteins, including proteins used
in the immune system and to fight tumors.
This function is called myristoylation; it occurs when
myristic acid is attached to the protein
in a specific position where it functions usefully.
The
myristic acid and 2 % stearic acid result
in inflammatory ceramides, while its unclear which among the SFAs
in coconut oil is most responsible for increased endotoxin import.
I found this article which argues that rosacea patients have «an abnormal sebaceous fatty acid composition» — especially higher concentrations of
Myristic acid (C14: 0)-- It is interesting that
Myristic acid
in the phd / paleo diet is usually very high from coconut oil, palm oil, and grass fed butter.
Typical fatty acid composition of turkey fat
in the U.S. is less than 1 percent
myristic acid, 22 percent palmitic acid, 6 percent palmitoleic acid, 6 percent stearic acid, 38 percent oleic acid, 22 percent omega 6 linoleic acid and 1 percent omega 3 linolenic acid.
Caprylic acid, caproic acid,
myristic acid and lauric acid found
in coconut oil and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties which also aid
in the elimination of candida albicans.
From whatever information I've gathered, it seems that
myristic acid has the strongest LDL / HDL raising effect, which is
in line with my n = 1 experience with butter and cream.
The dika nut kernels, or seeds, are high
in soluble fiber as well as being rich
in fat (51 - 72 %)[2] and consists primarily of two saturated fatty acids - lauric acid and
myristic acid.
Cocovít Coconut Oil: Rich
in antioxidants and healthy acids, including capric, caprylic,
myristic, and lauric acid.
However, lauric acid is not the only one, capric, caprylic,
myristic, and palmitic acids are found
in respectable amounts as well.