Fatty acid composition and antioxidant effect of coconut oil in Drosophila melanogaster

Coconut oil (CO) has gained interest in western medicine due to its promising therapeutic approach in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease as well as combating oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration. Using a wet extraction process, CO was extracted from fresh coconut milk. Flies were raised on CO-supplemented diet for 5 days, and the locomotor performance and survival rate were examined afterwards. The antioxidant activity of CO extract was...