Issue 61, 2019

Marine unsaturated fatty acids: structures, bioactivities, biosynthesis and benefits

Abstract

Unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) are an important category of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids with nutritional properties. These secondary metabolites have been obtained from multitudinous natural resources, including marine organisms. Because of the increasing numerous biological importance of these marine derived molecules, this review covers 147 marine originated UFAs reported from 1978 to 2018. The review will focus on the structural characterizations, biological properties, proposed biosynthetic processes, and healthy benefits mediated by gut microbiota of these marine naturally originated UFAs.

Graphical abstract: Marine unsaturated fatty acids: structures, bioactivities, biosynthesis and benefits

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
07 Oct 2019
Accepted
24 Oct 2019
First published
31 Oct 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 35312-35327

Marine unsaturated fatty acids: structures, bioactivities, biosynthesis and benefits

Y. Lu, Y. Chen, Y. Wu, H. Hao, W. Liang, J. Liu and R. Huang, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 35312 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA08119D

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