Chemical and physiological aspects of isomers of conjugated fatty acids

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Eliane Bonifácio Teixeira De Carvalho¹  Illana Louise Pereira De Melo¹  Jorge Mancini-filho¹ 

[1],University of Sao Paulo Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Food and Experimental Nutrition DepartmentSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs);    conjugated α-linolenic acids (CLNAs);    health effects;    analysis;    ácido linoléico conjugado (ALCs);    ácido α-linolênico conjugado (ALNCs);    efeitos à saúde;    análises;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612010000200002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Conjugated fatty acid (CFA) is the general term to describe the positional and geometric isomers of polyunsaturated fatty acids with conjugated double bonds. The CFAs of linoleic acid (CLAs) are found naturally in foods derived from ruminant animals, meat, or dairy products. The CFAs of α-linolenic acid (CLNAs) are found exclusively in various types of seed oils of plants. There are many investigations to assess the effects to health from CFAs consumption, which have been associated with physiological processes that are involved with non transmissible chronic diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and obesity. Conclusive studies about the CFAs effects in the body are still scarce and further research about their participation in physiological processes are necessary. This review aimed to discuss the influence of conjugated fatty acids on physiological processes in animal organism.

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