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Bioengineered Plants Can Be a Useful Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

文献类型: 外文期刊

作者: Khan, Waleed Amjad 1 ; Hu Chun-Mei 1 ; Khan, Nadeem 1 ; Iqbal, Amjad 2 ; Lyu, Shan-Wu 1 ; Shah, Farooq 3 ;

作者机构: 1.Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Hort, State Key Lab Crop Genet & Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Trop Agr Sci, Lab Biotechnol, Wenchang 571339, Hainan, Peoples R China

3.Abdul Wali Khan Univ Mardan, Dept Agr, Mardan, Pakistan

期刊名称:BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL ( 影响因子:3.411; 五年影响因子:3.62 )

ISSN: 2314-6133

年卷期: 2017 年

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Omega-3 fatty acids have proven to be very essential for human health due to their multiple health benefits. These essential fatty acids (EFAs) need to be uptaken through diet because they are unable to be produced by the human body. These are important for skin and hair growth as well as for proper visual, neural, and reproductive functions of the body. These fatty acids are proven to be extremely vital for normal tissue development during pregnancy and infancy. Omega-3 fatty acids can be obtained mainly from two dietary sources: marine and plant oils. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22:6 n-3) are the primary marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids. Marine fishes are high in omega-3 fatty acids, yet high consumption of those fishes will cause a shortage of fish stocks existing naturally in the oceans. An alternative source to achieve the recommended daily intake of EFAs is the demand of today. In this review article, an attempt has, therefore, been made to discuss the importance of omega-3 fatty acids and the recent developments in order to produce these fatty acids by the genetic modifications of the plants.

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