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- Title
Fatty acids as biocompounds: their role in human metabolism, health and disease--a review. Part 1: classification, dietary sources and biological functions.
- Authors
Tvrzicka, Eva; Kremmyda, Lefkothea-Stella; Stankova, Barbora; Zak, Ales
- Abstract
Fatty acids are substantial components of lipids and cell membranes in the form of phospholipids. This review consists of two parts. The present part aims at describing fatty acid classification, dietary sources and biological functions. The second part will focus on fatty acid physiological roles and applications in human health and disease.
- Publication
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 2011, Vol 155, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
1804-7521
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5507/bp.2011.038