Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: July 24, 2025 Introduction to Lipid Mediators of Inflammation Lipid mediators of inflammation belong to the large family of bioactive lipids termed oxylipins. Oxylipins are derived from omega-6 and omega-3 PUFA as well as from the essential fatty acids....
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: April 30, 2025 Introduction to Bioactive Lipids and Their Receptors Originally fats were generally considered mere sources of energy and as components of biological membranes. Aside from the eicosanoids (from Ancient Greek eíkosi for 20) few...
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: September 10, 2024 Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA) The term omega, as it relates to fatty acids, refers to the terminal carbon atom farthest from the functional carboxylic acid group (–COOH). The designation of a polyunsaturated...
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: August 25, 2025 Introduction to the Eicosanoids The principal eicosanoids (from Ancient Greek eíkosi for 20) of biological significance to humans are a group of bioactive lipid molecules derived from the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), arachidonic...
