Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Sources, Antioxidant Properties & Health Benefits

Buch | Hardcover

387 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62948-151-7 (ISBN)

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During the last four decades, the interest in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) has augmented manifolds, and the number of published studies is rising each year. The current impetus for this interest has been mainly the observation that PUFA and their metabolites have several physiological roles including: energy provision, membrane structure, cell signalling and regulation of gene expression. In addition, the observation that PUFA are targets of lipid peroxidation opens a new important area of investigation. This new book presents and discusses current research on the biochemical diversity of the lipids and fatty acids contained in various species of microalgae of marine and fresh water environments, the sources and synthesis of PUFA in macroalgae, the nutritional properties of algal PUFA and their potential for future dietary use, as well as the health implications of dietary algal PUFA, notably their effects on inflammatory disorders and brain development and function.

Angel Catala, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Casilla de Correo, Sucursal, La Plata, Argentina.

Preface; Omega-3 & Omega-6 LC-PUFA from Photosynthetic Microalgae: Studies on Parietochloris incisa & Nannochloropsis sp.; The Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Microalgae as Potential Sources for Health & Disease; Algae-Derived Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Implications for Human Health; Biomarkers of Intake & Status of Nutritional Omega 3 Fatty Acids; Sources & Health Effects of Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Phytoprostanes, Isoprostanes & Neuroprostanes: The Lovely Story of n-3 & n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolites; Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Modulation of the Physical Properties of Biological Membranes; Lipid Peroxidation of n-3 & n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Their Impact on Membrane Structure & Cell Signaling; Association of High w-6/w-3 Fatty Acid Ratio with Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Mechanisms Beyond LDL-Cholesterol; Role of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Prevention & Treatment of Atopic Diseases; Nitro Fatty Acids: Formation, Natural Sources, Anti-Inflammatory Properties & Therapeutics; Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism & Cancer; Lipid Signals in Haematopoeisis: Roles in Cell Proliferation & Fate; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.12.2013
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	808 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
ISBN-10	1-62948-151-3 / 1629481513
ISBN-13	978-1-62948-151-7 / 9781629481517
Zustand	Neuware