The occurrence of cis octadec 15 enoic acid as a major biohydrogenation product from methyl linolenate in bovine rumen liquor

Abstract

The biohydrogenation products from methyl linolenate varied according to its concentration in the rumen. At low concentrations, over 60% of the biohydrogenated products was stearic acid, but when the concentration was raised above 100mg/100ml of rumen liquor, monoenoic acids, including cis octadec 15 enoic acid, were the major products.