Animal Industry Report Animal Industry Report AS 652 ASL R2080 2006 Soy Lecithin but Not Egg Lecithin Decreased the Plasma Cholesterol Concentration in Golden Syrian Hamsters Shu Zhang Iowa State University Tong Wang Iowa State University,
[email protected] Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_air Part of the Agriculture Commons, and the Animal Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Zhang, Shu; Wang, Tong; and Beitz, Donald C. (2006) "Soy Lecithin but Not Egg Lecithin Decreased the Plasma Cholesterol Concentration in Golden Syrian Hamsters ," Animal Industry Report: AS 652, ASL R2080. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-128 Available at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_air/vol652/iss1/21 This Companion Animal is brought to you for free and open access by the Animal Science Research Reports at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Animal Industry Report by an authorized editor of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006 Soy Lecithin but Not Egg Lecithin Decreased the Plasma Cholesterol Concentration in Golden Syrian Hamsters A.S. Leaflet R2080 absorption in vitro and in vivo, which, in turn, might decrease the blood cholesterol concentration. Shu Zhang, graduate student of biochemistry; Tong Wang, Soy lecithin consists of three types of phospholipids associate professor of food science and human (PL): PC, phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and nutrition; Donald Beitz, distinguished professor in phosphotidylinositol (PI), with similar amounts of each PL. animal science and biochemistry In contrast, egg lecithin contains PC and PE, with PC as the major component.