HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
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Question
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mostly artificial unsaturated fats
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they have double bonds in trans form
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they are storage form of energy
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they lead to atherosclerosis
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they are precursors of eicosanoids
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Detailed explanation-1: -ALA and LA are the major precursors of eicosanoids, derived mainly from plants. Desaturation and elongation reactions mediated by specific enzymes generates AA, EPA and DHA, which are the direct precursors of prostaglandins (PGs), thromboxanes (TXAs) and leukotrienes (LTs).
Detailed explanation-2: -Eicosanoids are locally acting bioactive signaling lipids derived from arachidonic acid and related polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that regulate a diverse set of homeostatic and inflammatory processes 1, 2 linked to numerous diseases.
Detailed explanation-3: -The n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid gives rise to the eicosanoid family of mediators (prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and related metabolites).