Physicochemical properties of lipids: new strategies to manage fatty acid bioavailability

Fatty acid bioavailability can be managed through the physicochemical properties of lipid such as lipid-droplet size, lipid-droplet ultrastructure (lipids organization between core and surface), structure of triglycerides and of phospholipids. The lipid-droplet size exhibits a major effect on lipase...

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Published inCellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) Vol. 50; no. 7; p. 815
Main Authors Favé, G, Coste, T C, Armand, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France 01.11.2004
Subjects
Animals
Biological Availability
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry, Physical
Emulsions
Fatty Acids - metabolism
Humans
Lipase - metabolism
Lipids - chemistry
Microscopy, Electron
Milk - chemistry
Models, Chemical
Phospholipids - chemistry
Triglycerides - chemistry
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Summary:Fatty acid bioavailability can be managed through the physicochemical properties of lipid such as lipid-droplet size, lipid-droplet ultrastructure (lipids organization between core and surface), structure of triglycerides and of phospholipids. The lipid-droplet size exhibits a major effect on lipase activity during lipid digestion. The lipid-droplet ultrastructure is a dynamic factor controling lipase interaction at the lipid interface via the surface phospholipid layer, and also lipase activity via the proportion of triglyceride molecules able to locate at the surface. Triglyceride structure affects in a strong manner digestion, absorption and fatty acid metabolism. Finally, optimal fatty acid transport to specific tissues is dependent on the vehicle molecule (triglyceride or ethyl ester or phospholipid). All these aspects provide convincing support for the possibility of using biotechnologically remodeled lipids with specific physicochemical properties for health benefits.
ISSN:0145-5680