Table of Contents
1. Comparative evaluation of fatty acids from natural sources2. Biological properties of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids: Structure-function properties
3. Biological properties of odd- and even-chain fatty acids
4. Nutritional significance of short-chain fatty acids
5. Fatty acid synthase inhibitors
6. Fatty acids as epigenetic modulators
7. Fatty acids as diseases biomarkers
8. Toxicological evaluation of fatty acids
9. Dietary fatty acids and their functions
10. Halogenated fatty acids and their biological effects
11. Fatty acids with c-c triple bonds and their biological effects
12. Fatty acid extraction and isolation methods
13. Conclusion and future developments
Authors
E. P. Meran Keshawa Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IBMBB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Dr. E. P. Meran Keshawa is a lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (IBMBB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Upon completion of his PhD in Molecular Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Dr. Keshawa worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the IBMBB for almost two years. In 2019, he moved to South Korea for another Postdoctoral fellowship where he worked at the Functional Genomic Biochemistry laboratory of the Subtropical/Tropical Organism Gene Bank, Jeju National University. He has worked as a visiting lecturer at the IBMBB and Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) where he covered topics related to cancer genetics, cancer biology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology and medicinal chemistry. Dr. Keshawa has 51 publications in peer reviewed international journals related to cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacognosy, nanotechnology, bioinformatics and drug discovery. He has also won a number of awards.
Somi Kim Cho Department of Biotechnology, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. Somi Kim Cho is a professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. Her research focuses on the screening and identification of bio-active compounds found in natural products, followed by mechanism studies utilizing various bioassays to investigate their potential health benefits. In particular, she is interested in conducting mechanistic research on the anticancer efficacy of compounds derived from food and natural products in cancer cells. Additionally, her work involves identifying differentiated lipid metabolites and investigating lipidomic related signaling pathways. Professor Cho has published more than 150 research papers related biochemistry, cell biology and pharmacognosy in international journals.
