Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs)

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) Synopsis

This book presents an overview of polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufas): food sources, health effects and significance in biochemistry. The topics analyzed cover a broad spectrum of polyunsaturated fatty acids and present new information in this area of research. The topics analyzed include:

• microalgae as a source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
• polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufas) in human health
• polyunsaturated fatty acids in artificial membranes modeled by the langmuir monolayer technique
• lipid peroxidation at the cross roads of cell proliferation and cancer
• advancement in the knowledge of polyunsaturated fatty acids, from discovery to now
• the discussion of whether or not polyunsaturated fatty acids are beneficial for failing hearts
• polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3) of vegetal origin
• proteomic approaches to understand the health effects of marine omega-3 pufa
• essential fatty acids
• and health implications and threats to sources