Fatty Acids from Marine Organisms

• Other Authors: Tommonaro, Giuseppina (Editor), Tramice, Annabella (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology; Atlantic mackerel; frozen storage; packing medium; canning; fatty acids; polyunsaturated; ω3/ω6 ratio; EPA; DHA; elderly; inflammageing; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; omega-3-fatty acids; eicosapentaenoic acid; fucoxanthin; β-glucan; chrysolaminarin; long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; muscle flavor; DHA recovery; feeding strategy; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Cyprinus carpio; gonadosomatic index (GSI); fatty acids profile (FA); hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio (h/H); atherogenicity index (AI); thrombogenicity index (TI); antibacterial; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant activity; α-linolenic acid; COX-2; lipids; marine fungi; PUFA; Nephroselmis sp.; microalgae; biomass composition; lipids accumulation; dietary supplement; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); Box-Behnken experimental design; green extraction; disruption; polar lipids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; healing effect; stingray liver oil; fatty ointment; emulgels; anti-inflammatory effect; fatty acid methyl esters; proteins; biorefinery; de novo synthesis; heavy metals; lipid induction; nitrogen starvation; oxygen; parametric methods; phosphate starvation; statistical analysis; TAG
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Fatty acids (FAs) are considered very important biomolecules because they have been used as trophic biomarkers in the marine food chain analysis of several ecological niches. They are compounds universally present in all organisms and play very important biological roles, such as acting as building blocks in biological membranes and signaling molecules. A great number of different fatty acids (saturated, mono- and di-unsaturated, branched, halogenated, hydroxylated, and methoxylated), as well as the major polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, occur in marine organisms. In addition, marine organisms are a rich source of metabolites with unusual structures that often exhibit interesting pharmacological properties. Moreover, it is worth emphasizing that the nutritional value of fish and marine invertebrates directly depends on their lipid composition and, in particular, their fatty acid profile, and this represents the basis of the trade of most international marine products. For this Special Issue, we invited academic and industry scientists to submit reviews and original research articles focusing on the chemistry, biological roles, and bioactivities of fatty acids from marine organisms.