Branched chain fatty acids

Branched chain fatty acids (BCFA) are usually saturated fatty acids with one or more methyl branches on the carbon chain.[1][2] BCFAs are most often found in bacteria,[2] but can be found in Nattō[3], dairy[4], vernix caseosa of human infants and California sea lions[5] where they may play a role in fostering the development of their intestinal microbiota.[1] Another waxy animal material containing BCFAs is lanolin.[2]

References
  1. Ran-Ressler RR, Devapatla S, Lawrence P, Brenna JT (2008). "Branched chain fatty acids are constituents of the normal healthy newborn gastrointestinal tract" (PDF). Pediatric Research. 64 (6): 605–609. doi:10.1203/PDR.0b013e318184d2e6. PMC 2662770. PMID 18614964.
  2. Christie, William (June 26, 2012). "Branched-Chain". AOCS Lipid Library. American Oil Chemists' Society. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  3. Wang DH, Yang Y, Wang Z, Lawrence P, Worobo RW, Brenna JT. High levels of branched chain fatty acids in nātto and other Asian fermented foods. Food Chem. 2019;286:428‐433. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.02.018
  4. Ran-Ressler RR, Bae S, Lawrence P, Wang DH, Brenna JT. Branched-chain fatty acid content of foods and estimated intake in the USA. Br J Nutr. 2014;112(4):565‐572. doi:10.1017/S0007114514001081
  5. Wang DH, Ran-Ressler R, St Leger J, et al. Sea Lions Develop Human-like Vernix Caseosa Delivering Branched Fats and Squalene to the GI Tract. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):7478. Published 2018 May 10. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25871-1


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.