FAs level measurement has several clinical implications in MS. A predictive role of serum butyric acid level is established in evaluating MS intestinal barrier permeability [57]. Similarly, caproic acid level defines Th1 lymphocytes level, while the ratio between butyric acid/caproic acid concentration ...
Structured PLs (SPLs) are PLs that can be formed with specific fatty acyl groups in thesn-1 and/or 2 position(s) of PLs through enzymatic acidolysis catalyzed by PLA1, PLA2, and various lipases from bacteria and fungi. As can be seen in recent studies (Table 7.4), incorporation of sp...
Schematic representation of the spontaneous co-assembly of ethoxylated fatty acid and chitosan into multilayered vesicles and the response behavior of the corresponding multilayered film Full size image In summary, we report the formation of well-defined polyelectrolyte/lipid coatings, whose mesoscopic str...
Lipid - Waxes, Fatty Acids, Esters: A second group of neutral lipids that are of physiological importance, though they are a minor component of biological systems, are waxes. Essentially, waxes consist of a long-chain fatty acid linked through an ester o
lipid structureStructure and properties of two representative lipids. Both stearic acid (a fatty acid) and phosphatidylcholine (a phospholipid) are composed of chemical groups that form polar “heads” and nonpolar “tails.” The polar heads are hydrophilic, or soluble in water, whereas the nonpolar...
Keywords: fatty acid synthesis; cellular membranes; membrane remodelling; biomarkers; omega-3 fatty acids; specialized lipids; glycerophospholipids; storage lipids; lipid bodies; lipidomics 1. Fatty Acid Synthesis Fatty acids (FA), as part of molecules or acting individually, have diverse functions in...