Lipidomics of polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-derived oxygenated metabolites

Karen A. Massey, Anna Nicolaou

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    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, aswell 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. ©The Authors Journal compilation ©2011 Biochemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1240-1246
    Number of pages6
    JournalBiochemical Society Transactions
    Volume39
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

    Keywords

    • Cyclo-oxygenase (COX)
    • Cytochrome P450 (CYP450)
    • Eicosanoid
    • Lipoxygenase (LOX)
    • Mass spectrometry
    • Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)

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