He said the protein was a minor component of the seed that appeared to be involved in storing energy.
But mice given resveratrol, a minor component of red wine and other foods, run twice as far.
Curiously, apoC-III, a minor component of both chylomicrons and VLDL, inhibits lipoprotein lipase.
A second group of neutral lipids that are of physiological importance, though they are a minor component of biological systems, are waxes.
Uranium occurs as a significant constituent in more than 150 different minerals and as a minor component of another 50 minerals.
"But when you consider how many MRSA infections are occurring in North America at the moment, if they're a minor component of a major disease, that's still something we need to be aware of".
IgG4 is only a minor component of four subsets of IgG.
This implies that voluntary environmental management activities are merely a minor component of these activities.
The problem is we don't have the money, which is not a minor component of all of this," Fornell says.
Although found in small quantities, it is present within the collection as major or a minor component of adhesive formulations.
Finally, specific challenges faced by chemical engineers teaching chemical engineering as a minor component of an interdisciplinary programme are discussed.
