Choosing foods to balance competing n-3 and n-6 HUFA and their actions
Many enzymes metabolizing essential fatty acids (EFA) do not discriminate much between the n-3 and n-6 structures. Thus, relative abundances of competing n-3 and n-6 acids influence relative rates of reaction during hydrolysis, activation, elongation, desaturation and acyl transfer that control the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2016-01-01
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Series: | Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2015017 |