The present review reports the current literature of the last 10 years on selective oxidation
reactions of fatty acid derivatives and vegetable oils. The work is structured in divisions …

The octadecanoids are a broad class of lipids consisting of the oxygenated products of 18-
carbon fatty acids. Originally referring to production of the phytohormone jasmonic acid, the …

World production of oils and fats is about 2· 5 million tonnes, 75% of which are derived from
plants. Most of them are used in the food industry for the manufacture of different products, or …

In mammals, lipoxygenases play key roles in inflammation by initiating the transformation of
arachidonic acid into potent bioactive lipid mediators such as leukotrienes and lipoxins. In …

Production of poly (3-hydroxyalkaonates)(PHA) by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 42A2 from
agro-industrial oily wastes was studied. PHA accumulation, throughout the cell cycle, was …

Ripening in intact apple fruit is accompanied by an increase in the autonomous emissions of
hexanol and esters derived from hexanol (hexyl esters). It is thought that these compounds …

Experimental and clinical findings suggest that olive oil has a protective effect, whereas oleic
acid consumption induces colorectal cancer (CRC). Considering this apparent contradiction …

The X-ray crystal structures of soybean lipoxygenase (LOX) and rabbit 15-LOX were
reported in the 1990s. Subsequent 3D structures demonstrated a conserved U-like shape of …

In microorganisms hydroxy fatty acids are produced from the biotransformation of
unsaturated fatty acids. Such compounds belong to a class of oxylipins which are reported to …

Among the three groups of natural products (starch, protein and fat), fat and oil are the most
under-investigated. The US has a large amount of surplus soybean oil annually, and using …