Human health benefits of very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from microalgae.
Human health benefits of very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from microalgae.
Biochimie. 2020 May 07;:
Authors: Lupette J, Benning C
Abstract
Microalgae are single-cell, photosynthetic organisms whose biodiversity places them at the forefront of biological producers of high-value molecules including lipids and pigments. Some of these organisms particular are capable of synthesizing n-3 very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs), known to have beneficial effects on human health. Indeed, VLC-PUFAs are the precursors of many signaling molecules in humans involved in the complexities of inflammatory processes. This mini-review provides an inventory of knowledge on the synthesis of VLC-PUFAs in microalgae and on the diversity of signaling molecules (prostanoids, leukotrienes, SPMs, EFOX, isoprostanoids) that arise in humans from VLC-PUFAs.
PMID: 32389760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biochimie - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Lupette J, Benning C Tags: Biochimie Source Type: research
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