A review of biological functions, health benefits, and possible de novo biosynthetic pathway of palmitoleic acid in macadamia nuts

Palmitoleic acid is an unusual omega-7 monounsaturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in high levels in macadamia plants. Due to its wide public acceptance and being a commonly occurring food, macadamia nuts may serve as an important dietary agent for the delivery of palmitoleic acid to the human...

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Main Authors: Wei Hu, Melissa Fitzgerald, Bruce Topp, Mobasher Alam, Tim J. O'Hare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646461930444X