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Zinc and Lipid Metabolism

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Biochemistry of Zinc

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Abstract

Essential fatty acids (EFA) belong to two families, those with the n-6 configuration (first double bond at the sixth carbon from the methyl terminal) and those with the n-3 configuration (first double bond at the third carbon from the methyl terminal) (see Fig. 6-1). The parent fatty acids of these two families (linoleic acid, 18:2n-6; and α-linoleic acid, 18:3n-3) cannot be synthesized in vivo,and hence are considered to be essential (Fig. 6-1). Their products are formed by stepwise desaturation and elongation reactions characteristic of the metabolism of long-chain fatty acids.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

  2. Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

  3. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, Michigan, USA

    Ananda S. Prasad

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Prasad, A.S. (1993). Zinc and Lipid Metabolism. In: Biochemistry of Zinc. Biochemistry of the Elements, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9444-1_6

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