Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 63, Issue 28, Pages 6293-6296Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b02376
Keywords
omega-3 fatty acids; omega-6 fatty acids; oxidation; acrolein; crotonaldehyde
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Inflammation-related reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are associated with the development of cancer. ROS and RNS can directly: damage biomacromolecules such at proteins, DNA, and lipids. Lipid peroxidation, however, can result in reactive carbonyl species (RCS) that can also modify proteins and DNA. In contrast to an extensive literature on the modification of proteins and DNA from omega-6 fatty acids, there are few: studies on RCS generation from other fatty acids, particularly omega-3 fatty acids, which are frequently consumed from the diet and diet supplements. Therefore, a comparison between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids has been conducted. LC-MS./MS analysis of carbonyl-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) standards yielded characteristic fragment Ions. Autoxidation products of alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid were then derivatized with DNPH and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. The results showed that alpha-linolenic acid, an OMega-3 fatty acid, generated more acrolein and crotonaldehyde than did linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid Omega-3 fatty acids might be easily degraded to smaller monoaldehydes or dicarbonyls. Omega-3 fatty acids have been considered as health improvement components for a long time. However, on the basis of the results presented here, Use of omega-3 fatty acids should be re-evaluated in vivo for safety purposes.
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