The brain is unusual among organs in that the rates of many of its characteristic enzymatic reactions are controlled by the local concentrations of their substrates, which also happen to be nutrients that cross the blood-brain barrier. Thus, for example, brain levels of tryptophan, tyrosine, or choline can control the rates at which neurons synthesize serotonin, dopamine, or acetylcholine, resp...

Fatty acid profile of deep-sea mud shrimp (Solenocera hextii) and shovel-nosed lobsters (Thenus unimaculatus) harvested from south-west coast (Arabian Sea) India were evaluated compared. Palmitic oleic acids the principle saturated fatty monounsaturated acids, respectively in lobster species. T. unimaculatus contained greater concentrations C20-22 n-3 polyunsaturated such as docosahexaenoic eic...