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Heneicosapentaenoate (21:5n-3): its incorporation into lipids and its effects on arachidonic acid and eicosanoid synthesis.
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Lipids [Lipids] 1997 Jul; Vol. 32 (7), pp. 707-14. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- 6,9,12,15,18-Heneicosapentaenoic acid (21:5n-3) (HPA), present in small amounts in fish oils, has been prepared by chemical elongation of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and its biological properties compared with EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). All the double bonds of HPA are displaced one carbon away from the carboxyl group when compared to EPA. HPA is incorporated into phospholipids and into triacylglycerol in cell culture to a similar extent as EPA and DHA. HPA is a stronger inhibitor of the conversion of alpha-linoleic acid and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid to arachidonic acid (AA) in hepatoma cells than are EPA, DHA, and AA. HPA is a poor substrate for prostaglandin H synthase and for 5-lipoxygenase, but it inactivates prostaglandin H synthase as rapidly as do AA, EPA, and DHA. HPA inhibits thromboxane synthesis in isolated platelets as efficiently as EPA. EPA, HPA, and DHA are all weak inducers of acyl-CoA oxidase in hepatoma cells. Therefore, since fish oils contain only small amounts of HPA, it is unlikely that this fatty acid is of particular significance for the biological effects of these oils, possibly with the exception that it is a strong inhibitor of AA synthesis.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase metabolism
Delta-5 Fatty Acid Desaturase
Docosahexaenoic Acids metabolism
Eicosapentaenoic Acid metabolism
Fatty Acid Desaturases antagonists & inhibitors
Fatty Acid Desaturases metabolism
Linoleoyl-CoA Desaturase
Liver cytology
Liver metabolism
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental metabolism
Macrophages, Peritoneal cytology
Macrophages, Peritoneal metabolism
Male
Mice
Phospholipids metabolism
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases metabolism
Rats
Substrate Specificity
Triglycerides metabolism
Arachidonic Acid biosynthesis
Eicosanoids biosynthesis
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0024-4201
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Lipids
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9252958
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-997-0090-4