Harwood, John L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-2612 2009. Special roles for special lipids- it's not just fat. Biochemist 31 (5) , pp. 10-14. |
Official URL: http://www.biochemist.org/bio/default.htm?VOL=31&I...
Abstract
Lipids have four major roles in Nature: storage materials, major membrane components, surface coverings and signalling molecules. Triacylglycerols (‘fats’) are the usual storage form, but they have a multitude of molecular forms. In many cases, the nature of their fatty acids is critical for their use. In this article, I describe how different triacylglycerols are made by plants and then why particular fats (containing ù−3 (or n−3) polyunsaturated fatty acids) are valuable in our diet.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Biosciences |
Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
Publisher: | Portland Press |
ISSN: | 0954-982X |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2022 08:16 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/27799 |
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