Fatty acids, which are the essential nutrients for humans, are an important source of energy and an essential component of cell membranes. They also function as signal transduction molecules in a range of biological phenomena. Recently, an increasing number of physiologic and pharmacologic reports on fatty acids have improved our understanding of the association of fatty acids with certain dise...

BACKGROUND & AIMS n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids may improve cardiovascular outcomes in elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of feeding elderly patients exclusively with an n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-enriched diet specifically designed for enteral nutrition for 6 months, evaluating modifications in plasma fatty acid profile and some biomarkers of insulin resistance (I...

This review focuses on several key areas where progress has been made recently to highlight the role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in prostate cancer prevention.

Seventy-two 8-week-old ram lambs from three breeds, Suffolk, Soay and Friesland, were offered one of four diets based on dried grass and formulated to have a similar fatty acid content (60 g/kg DM) and containing: Megalac (high in 16 : 0, control; Volac Ltd, Royston, Herts., UK), whole linseed (18 : 3n-3), fish oil (20 : 5n-3 and 22 : 6n-3) or whole linseed plus fish oil. The lambs were slaught...

BACKGROUND Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which contain two or more double bonds in their backbone, are the focus of intensive global research, because of their nutritional value, medicinal applications, and potential use as biofuel. However, the ability to produce these economically important compounds is limited, because it is both expensive and technically challenging to separate omega...

The present study was carried out to determine the fatty acid profile of rainbow trout (Oncorynchus mykiss) from three Slovenian fish farms; Zalog, Želimlje and Povodje. Fatty acids composition determined on a gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). results showed that farming conditions have significant influence trout. predominant saturated (SFA) palmitic acid, oleic main m...

Eicosanoids (or icosanoids) are chemical compounds including C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their numerous oxygenated metabolites, the most common being arachidonic acid (5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid) and its derivatives. Three main pathways lead to these products from the fatty acid substrate. They are (i) the cyclo-oxygenase system, producing prostanoids, which include non-prostanoic ...

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of the nutritional value fish is very important because contains essential fatty acids. Fatty acids substances in are for brain growth and immune system fetus baby, also useful as cardioprotective, antihypertensive, anti-thrombolytic, cognitive development, fat metabolism, anti-inflammatory. AIM: The aim this research to determine index marine based on acid composition th...