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1. Genome-Wide Identification and Comparative Analysis of Elongation of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid (Elovl) Genes in Echinoderms

   Abstract

   Elongation of very long-chain fatty acid (Elovl) proteins is the critical rate-limiting enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of long-chain...

   M.-Y. Liu, Q.-C. Wang, ... X.-H. Shen in Russian Journal of Genetics

   Article 01 April 2024
   

2. Fatty Acid Origin of Insect Pheromones

   Pheromones are utilized to a great extent in insects. Many of these pheromones are biosynthesized through a pathway involving fatty acids. This...

   Russell Jurenka in

   Chapter 2024
   

3. Fatty Acid Metabolism in Peroxisomes and Related Disorders

   One of the functions of peroxisomes is the oxidation of fatty acids (FAs). The importance of this function in our lives is evidenced by the presence...

   Katsuya Morito, Hanif Ali, ... Tamotsu Tanaka in

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4. Fatty acid synthesis suppresses dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid use

   Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are increasingly recognized for their health benefits, whereas a high production of endogenous fatty acids...

   Anna Worthmann, Julius Ridder, ... Christian Schlein in Nature Communications

   Article Open access 02 January 2024
   

5. Variation of fatty acid composition in different tissues during Astragalus membranaceus seedling morphogenesis

   Morphogenesis is a critical stage for the successful seedling establishment, which relies on energy provided by seed storage. Lipids are utilized as...

   Nan Yang, Liben Pan, ... Zhonghua Tang in Plant Growth Regulation

   Article 19 August 2023
   

6. The structural basis of fatty acid elongation by the ELOVL elongases

   Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are essential building blocks for the synthesis of ceramides and sphingolipids. The first step in the fatty acid...

   Laiyin Nie, Tomas C. Pascoa, ... Elisabeth P. Carpenter in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

   Article 10 June 2021
   

7. Fatty Acid Synthase: Structure, Function, and Regulation

   Fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis plays a central role in the metabolism of living cells as building blocks of biological membranes, energy reserves of...

   Aybeg N. Günenc, Benjamin Graf, ... Ashwin Chari in Macromolecular Protein Complexes IV

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8. Cannabidiol improves muscular lipid profile by affecting the expression of fatty acid transporters and inhibiting de novo lipogenesis

   Obesity is one of the principal public health concerns leading to disturbances in glucose and lipid metabolism, which is a risk factor for several...

   Patrycja Bielawiec, Sylwia Dziemitko, ... Ewa Harasim-Symbor in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 06 March 2023
   

9. Review: genetic background of milk fatty acid synthesis in bovines

   Milk fat composition is an important trait for the dairy industry as it directly influences the nutritional and technological properties of milk and...

   Akansha Singh, Waseem Akram Malla, ... Sita Prasad Tiwari in Tropical Animal Health and Production

   Article 26 September 2023
   

10. Inborn Errors of Non-Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Metabolism Including Peroxisomal Disorders

    Fatty acids (FAs) play multiple physiological roles in humans as building blocks of (phospho)lipids, precursor of other biomolecules including...

    Ronald J. A. Wanders, Marc Engelen, Frédéric M. Vaz in Inborn Metabolic Diseases

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11. Fe₃O₄@PANI composite improves biotransformation of waste activated sludge into medium-chain fatty acid

    Core–shell structured Fe ₃ O ₄ @PANI composite was prepared using a chemical oxidation polymerization method and used as the bio-carrier to enhance the...

    Qiaoling Lu, Junyan Lu, ... Bin Qiu in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials

    Article 29 June 2024
    

12. Fatty acid metabolism changes in association with neurobehavioral deficits in animal models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

    Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) show behavioral problems due to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). A previous study reports changes in gene...

    Hye Mee Hwang, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, ... Kazue Hashimoto-Torii in Communications Biology

    Article Open access 17 July 2023
    

13. Transcriptome analyses of Acer Truncatum Bunge seeds to delineate the genes involved in fatty acid metabolism

    Background

    Acer truncatum Bunge is an economic, ecological, oil, and medicinal tree, and its kernel oil is rich in nervonic acid. It is crucial to...

    Li** Yan, Hongcheng Fang, ... Dejun Wu in BMC Genomics

    Article Open access 17 June 2024
    

14. Fish oil replacement with different vegetable oils in Onychostoma macrolepis: Effects on fatty acid metabolism based on whole-body fatty acid balance method and genes expression

    To evaluate the fatty acid (FA) metabolism status and possibility as a DHA source of farmed Onychostoma macrolepis , a total of 168 fish (2.03 ± 0.23...

    **angtong Yuan, Ruofan Liu, ... Hong Ji in Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

    Article 13 May 2024
    

15. The physiological and pathological properties of Mead acid, an endogenous multifunctional n-9 polyunsaturated fatty acid

    Mead acid (MA, 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid) is an n-9 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and a marker of essential fatty acid deficiency, but...

    Hiroshi Kawashima, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa in Lipids in Health and Disease

    Article Open access 14 October 2023
    

16. Sources of variability in seagrass fatty acid profiles and the need of identifying reliable warming descriptors

    Global warming is expected to have inexorable and profound effects on marine ecosystems, particularly in foundation species such as seagrasses....

    Arianna Pansini, Pedro Beca-Carretero, ... Giulia Ceccherelli in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 20 June 2023
    

17. Surplus fatty acid synthesis increases oxidative stress in adipocytes and induces lipodystrophy

    Adipocytes are the primary sites for fatty acid storage, but the synthesis rate of fatty acids is very low. The physiological significance of this...

    Li Weng, Wen-Shuai Tang, ... Tong-** Zhao in Nature Communications

    Article Open access 02 January 2024
    

18. Synthesis and Properties of a Bio-based Plasticizer Derived from Fatty Acid Methyl Ester of Erucic Acid

    The many applications of phthalate esters and the adverse health effects of phthalate exposure attracted a lot of attention; therefore, it became...

    Pravin D. Jadhav, Chetan D. Girase, ... Unnikrishnan R. Unnithan in Journal of Polymers and the Environment

    Article 30 March 2024
    

19. Effects of atrazine and S-metolachlor on stream periphyton taxonomic and fatty acid compositions

    Extensive pesticide use for agriculture can diffusely pollute aquatic ecosystems through leaching and runoff events and has the potential to...

    Laura Malbezin, Soizic Morin, Isabelle Lavoie in Ecotoxicology

    Article 22 February 2024
    

20. Deciphering fatty acid biosynthesis-driven molecular subtypes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with prognostic insights

    Purpose

    Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) poses a significant challenge due to its high heterogeneity and aggressiveness. Recognizing the...

    Junyi Xu, Mingzhu Liu, ... ** Lu in Cellular Oncology

    Article 16 May 2024