Enhancing Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content of Dairy-Derived Foods for Human Consumption

Enhancing Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content of Dairy-Derived Foods for Human Consumption

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are termed essential fatty acids because they cannot be synthesized de novo by humans due to the lack of delta-12 and delta-15 desaturase enzymes and must therefore be acquired from the diet. n-3 PUFA include α-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3), ei...

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Main Authors: Quang V. Nguyen, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, John Cavalieri, Peter D. Nichols, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
dairy-derived foods
n-3 LC-PUFA
milk
cheese
lipids
oil
nutritional supplementation
genetic manipulation
candidate genes
FADS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/4/743

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