Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

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• Fatty acid — Not to be confused with fat. Butyric acid, a short chain fatty acid Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyun …   Wikipedia

• omega-3-fatty acid — long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found in fishes. They have a beneficial effect on the human cardio vascular system and reduce risks of cancer, diabetes, arthritis and autoimmune diseases. Docosahexaenoic acid, q.v., and… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Omega-3 fatty acid — For an explanation of n and numerical nomenclature (such as n−3 or 18:3), see Fatty acid#Nomenclature. Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat Trans fat Cis fat Omega fatty acids: ω−3 ω−6 ω−9 Saturated fat… …   Wikipedia

• Essential fatty acid — Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that cannot be constructed within an organism from other components (generally all references are to humans) by any known chemical pathways; and therefore mustbe obtained from the diet. The term… …   Wikipedia

• Short chain fatty acid — Short chain fatty acids are a sub group of fatty acids with aliphatic tails of less than eight [ [http://www.lipidworld.com/content/2/1/10 Short term effects of dietary medium chain fatty acids and n 3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on… …   Wikipedia

• Polyunsaturated fat — In nutrition, polyunsaturated fat is an abbreviation of polyunsaturated fatty acid. That is a fatty acid in which more than one double bond exists within the representative molecule. That is, the molecule has two or more points on its structure… …   Wikipedia

• polyunsaturated — adjective of, or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition …   Wiktionary

• Fatty acid — One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids. (Carboxylic acid is an organic acid containing the functional group COOH.) Fatty… …   Medical dictionary

• fatty acid — Biochem. any of a class of aliphatic acids, esp. palmitic, stearic, or oleic acid, consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group that bonds to glycerol to form a fat. [1860 65] * * * Organic compound that is an important… …   Universalium

• Omega-3 — Fettsäuren sind eine spezielle Gruppe innerhalb der ungesättigten Fettsäuren. Sie gehören zu den essentiellen Fettsäuren, sind also lebensnotwendig und können vom Körper nicht selbst hergestellt werden. Die Bezeichnung stammt aus der alten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Omega-3-Fettsäure — Omega 3 Fettsäuren sind eine spezielle Gruppe innerhalb der ungesättigten Fettsäuren. Sie gehören zu den essentiellen Fettsäuren, sind also lebensnotwendig und können vom Körper nicht selbst hergestellt werden. Die Bezeichnung stammt aus der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia