Search for dissertations about: "Damir Zadravec"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Damir Zadravec.

2. 1. Metabolic Significance of Fatty Acid Elongation

   Author : Damir Zadravec; Anders Jacobsson; Douglas Tocher; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiology; Fysiologi; fysiologi; Physiology;

   Abstract : Very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), including polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), are essential lipids whose functional diversity is made possible by variation in their chain length and degree of unsaturation. Fatty acids can either be derived directly from the diet or they can be synthesized de novo through lipogenesis, up to 16 carbons in length by fatty acid synthase. READ MORE