About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Lipid, Omega-3 fatty acid, Lipoprotein, Adipocere, Trans fat, Lipid raft, Saturated fat, Lipidomics, Sphingolipid, Interesterified fat, Gamma-Linolenic acid, Ceramide, Enzymatic interesterification, Polyunsaturated fat, Fatty alcohol, Lorenzo's oil, Monounsaturated fat, 2-Arachidonyl glyceryl ether, Sphingosine-1-phosphate, Protein-lipid interaction, Oleamide, Lipid A, Ether lipid, Sphingosine kinase, Lipid polymorphism, Oleochemical, N-Acylethanolamine, Sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol, Membrane lipids, Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, Diglyceride, Intralipid, Caldarchaeol, Lipoprotein-X, Lipid profile, Acid value, Oxylipin, Glyceryl laurate, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Saccharolipid, Isopropyl palmitate, Resolvins, Palmitoylethanolamide, Monoglyceride, Palmitoylcarnitine, Membrane fluidity, Glycerolysis, Maresin, Lipid metabolism, Sulfolipid, Lysophosphatidylcholine, Lipidome, Amphipathic lipids, Lysochrome, Simple lipid, Spherosome, Lactosylceramide, Saponifiable lipid, Biolipid, CDw17 antigen. Excerpt: N 3 fatty acids (popularly referred to as 3 fatty acids or omega-3 fatty acids) are essential unsaturated fatty acids with a double bond (C=C) starting after the third carbon atom from the end of the carbon chain. Essential fatty acids are molecules that cannot be synthesized by the human body but are vital for normal metabolism. One of the two families of these essential fatty acids is the omega-3 fatty acids. The carbon chain has two ends -- the acid (COOH) end and the methyl (CH3) end. The location of the first double bond is counted from the methyl end, which is also known as the omega ( ) end or the n end. Nutritionally important n 3 fatty acids include -linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), all of which are polyunsaturated. Common sources of n-3 fatty acids include fish oi...
