Kulvinder Kochar Kaur¹*, Gautam Allahbadia² and Mandeep Singh³

¹Scientific Director, Dr Kulvinder Kaur Centre for Human Reproduction, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
²Scientific Director, Rotunda-A Centre for Human Reproduction, Mumbai, India
³Consultant Neurologist, Swami Satyanand Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

*Corresponding Author: Kulvinder Kochar Kaur, Scientific Director, Dr Kulvinder Kaur Centre for Human Reproduction, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

Received: March 06, 2018; Published: March 29, 2018

Citation: Kulvinder Kochar Kaur., et al. “Synthesis and Functional Significance of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA’s) in Body”. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 2.4 (2018).

Abstract

  There are 2 types of polyunsaturated acids (PUFA’s) namely omega 6 and omega 3 series. PUFA’s possess amphipathic properties i.e. hydrophobic head and hydrophilic tail. Such structure besides other properties of unsaturated fatty acids cause biological action especially maintaining cell membrane fluidity inhibiting inflammatory processes, decreasing secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by monocytes and macrophages/reducing susceptibility to ventricular rhythm disorders of the heart, improving functions of the vascular endothelial cells, inhibiting blood platelet aggregation and reducing triglyceride synthesis in the liver. In an organism arachidonic acid (ARA) gets converted to prostanoid series (PGE2, PGI2, TXA2) and leukotrienes (LTB4, LTC4, LTD4) which have proinflammatory potential and can induce platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. The metabolism of EPA and DHA gives prostanoid series (PGE3, PGI3, TXA3) and leukotriene series (LTB5, LTC5, LTD5), this group of eicosanoids show anti-inflammatory and antiarrhythmic properties.

Keywords: Polyunsaturated Acids (PUFA); Arachidonic Acid (ARA); EPA; Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

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