| Literature DB >> 21936796 |
Karen A Massey1, Anna Nicolaou.
Abstract
Nutritionally important PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) mediate some of their bioactivities through formation of oxygenated metabolites. These bioactive lipids are formed by COX (cyclo-oxygenase), LOX (lipoxygenase) and cytochrome-P450-catalysed reactions, as well as non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation. These reactions produce numerous species, some of which can be formed through more than one pathway. MS-based lipidomics offers the selectivity and sensitivity required for qualitative and quantitative analysis of multiple lipid species, in a variety of biological systems, and can facilitate the study of these mediators.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21936796 DOI: 10.1042/BST0391240
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Soc Trans ISSN: 0300-5127 Impact factor: 5.407