ABSTRACT

Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chains. Fatty acids with more than one double bond are referred to as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and those with chains of C12-C22 are the main species in mammals. PUFA can be esteried in phospholipids, acyl glycerols, and cholesterol esters found in cell membranes, storage cells, and organelles, and are crucial for a plethora of biological functions including membrane structure and function, synthesis of lipid

Introduction .............................................................................................................. 45 Phospholipases .........................................................................................................46 Biosynthesis of Prostanoids .....................................................................................48