A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids
Fatty acid desaturase enzymes function in the introduction of a double bond into fatty acyl chains to produce unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids play significant role in maintaining the right structure and functioning of biological membranes of all organisms. Psychrophilic bacteria sur...
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Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2014
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| author | Garba, Lawal Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri Oslan, Siti Nurbaya Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha |
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| description | Fatty acid desaturase enzymes function in the introduction of a double bond into fatty acyl chains to produce unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids play significant role in maintaining the right structure and functioning of biological membranes of all organisms. Psychrophilic bacteria survive low temperatures with 15 °C and 20 °C as the optima and maxima respectively. Under these conditions, the bacteria modulate their membrane fluidity by means of synthesizing more unsaturated fatty acids using desaturase enzymes. Consequently, transport of nutrients and metabolic wastes in and out of the cell are properly regulated. Moreover, unsaturated fatty acids are directly involved in cellular processes like membrane fusion and fission, signalling and energy storage. Furthermore, unsaturated fatty acids have proven antitumor effect, protection against cardiac diseases, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. This review surveys the general aspects of fatty acid desautrases, desaturases of psychrophilic bacteria, unsaturated fatty acids and their roles. |
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| spelling | upm-605132018-06-07T06:24:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/ A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids Garba, Lawal Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri Oslan, Siti Nurbaya Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Fatty acid desaturase enzymes function in the introduction of a double bond into fatty acyl chains to produce unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids play significant role in maintaining the right structure and functioning of biological membranes of all organisms. Psychrophilic bacteria survive low temperatures with 15 °C and 20 °C as the optima and maxima respectively. Under these conditions, the bacteria modulate their membrane fluidity by means of synthesizing more unsaturated fatty acids using desaturase enzymes. Consequently, transport of nutrients and metabolic wastes in and out of the cell are properly regulated. Moreover, unsaturated fatty acids are directly involved in cellular processes like membrane fusion and fission, signalling and energy storage. Furthermore, unsaturated fatty acids have proven antitumor effect, protection against cardiac diseases, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. This review surveys the general aspects of fatty acid desautrases, desaturases of psychrophilic bacteria, unsaturated fatty acids and their roles. Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/1/M11.pdf Garba, Lawal and Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri and Oslan, Siti Nurbaya and Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha (2014) A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids. In: Malaysia International Halal Research & Education Conference 2014 (MIHREC 2014), 2-4 Dec. 2014, Marriott Putrajaya Hotel, Malaysia. (pp. 123-134). |
| spellingShingle | Garba, Lawal Mohamad Ali, Mohd Shukuri Oslan, Siti Nurbaya Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title | A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title_full | A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title_fullStr | A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title_short | A review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| title_sort | review on fatty acid desaturases of psycrophilic bacteria and unsaturated fatty acids |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60513/1/M11.pdf |