[HTML][HTML] Desaturases and elongases involved in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic animals: From genes to functions

Ó Monroig, AC Shu-Chien, N Kabeya, DR Tocher… - Progress in lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are rich in “omega-3” long-chain (C 20-24) polyunsaturated fatty acids
(LC-PUFA). Their production has been historically accepted to derive mostly from marine …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial production of polyunsaturated fatty acids—high-value ingredients for aquafeed, superfoods, and pharmaceuticals

S Jovanovic, D Dietrich, J Becker, M Kohlstedt… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•PUFAs are applied worldwide in superfoods, aquafeed and pharmaceuticals.•
Climate warming and declining fishery cause a severe supply and demand gap.•The PUFAs …

Global ocean lipidomes show a universal relationship between temperature and lipid unsaturation

HC Holm, HF Fredricks, SM Bent, DP Lowenstein… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Global-scale surveys of plankton communities using “omics” techniques have revolutionized
our understanding of the ocean. Lipidomics has demonstrated the potential to add further …

The evolutionary ecology of fatty‐acid variation: Implications for consumer adaptation and diversification

CW Twining, JR Bernhardt, AM Derry… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The nutritional diversity of resources can affect the adaptive evolution of consumer
metabolism and consumer diversification. The omega‐3 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty …

Essential biomolecules in food webs

L Ruess, DC Müller-Navarra - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We here review the ecological role of essential nutritional biomolecules [fatty acids (FA),
amino acids (AA), sterols, vitamins] in aquatic and terrestrial food webs, encompassing the …

Very long chain fatty acids

L Kyselová, M Vítová, T Řezanka - Progress in lipid research, 2022 - Elsevier
Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are important components of various lipid classes in
most organisms, from bacteria to higher plants and mammals, including humans. VLCFAs …

[HTML][HTML] The role of vital dietary biomolecules in eco-evo-devo dynamics

L Závorka, A Blanco, F Chaguaceda… - Trends in ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
The physiological dependence of animals on dietary intake of vitamins, amino acids, and
fatty acids is ubiquitous. Sharp differences in the availability of these vital dietary …

Climate change and n-3 LC-PUFA availability

K Tan, H Zhang, H Zheng - Progress in Lipid Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) are essential fatty acids for
the growth, development and survival of virtually all organisms. There is increasing evidence …

Environmental salinity and dietary lipid nutrition strategy: Effects on flesh quality of the marine euryhaline crab Scylla paramamosain

J Luo, Ó Monroig, Q Zhou, DR Tocher, Y Yuan, T Zhu… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The quality of crustaceans' flesh has direct impact on consumers' purchase choices, with
water environment and dietary nutrition being effective ways to regulate flesh quality. The …

Fatty acids of marine mollusks: Impact of diet, bacterial symbiosis and biosynthetic potential

NV Zhukova - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) families are essential for important
physiological processes. Their major source are marine ecosystems. The fatty acids (FAs) …