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Chemical and physiological aspects of isomers of conjugated fatty acids

Journal

CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 295-307

Publisher

SOC BRASILEIRA CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA ALIMENTOS
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612010000200002

Keywords

conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs); conjugated alpha-linolenic acids (CLNAs); health effects; analysis

Funding

  1. CAPES (Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior)
  2. FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) [09/51891-7, 09/51890-0]

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Conjugated fatty acid (CFA) is the general term to describe the positional and geometric isomers of polyunsaturated fatty acids with conjugated double bonds. The CFAs of linoleic acid (CLAs) are found naturally in foods derived from ruminant animals, meat, or dairy products. The CFAs of alpha-linolenic acid (CLNAs) are found exclusively in various types of seed oils of plants. There are many investigations to assess the effects to health from CFAs consumption, which have been associated with physiological processes that are involved with non transmissible chronic diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and obesity. Conclusive studies about the CFAs effects in the body are still scarce and further research about their participation in physiological processes are necessary. This review aimed to discuss the influence of conjugated fatty acids on physiological processes in animal organism.

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