Olives and olive oil are sources of electrophilic fatty acid nitroalkenes.

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and olives, key sources of unsaturated fatty acids in the Mediterranean diet, provide health benefits to humans. Nitric oxide (•NO) and nitrite (NO2 (-))-dependent reactions of unsaturated fatty acids yield electrophilic nitroalkene derivatives (NO2-FA) that manifest sa...

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Main Authors: Marco Fazzari, Andrés Trostchansky, Francisco J Schopfer, Sonia R Salvatore, Beatriz Sánchez-Calvo, Dario Vitturi, Raquel Valderrama, Juan B Barroso, Rafael Radi, Bruce A Freeman, Homero Rubbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3891761?pdf=render