Orally administered drug entities have to survive the harsh gastrointestinal environment,
penetrate the enteric epithelia and circumvent hepatic metabolism before reaching the …

Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

Abstract Background Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) oil is an excellent functional oil
containing various unsaturated fatty acids, mainly composed of linolenic acid, which is …

Autophagy is a self-eating process of using lysosomes to degrade macromolecular
substances (eg, proteins and organelles) that are damaged, degenerated, or aging. Lipid …

This review aims to provide a thorough examination of the benefits, challenges, and
advancements in utilizing lipids for more effective drug delivery, ultimately contributing to the …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

The first commercial infant formula, invented in 1867, contained lipids mainly from cow's
milk. We now know that human milk fat differs from the milk fat of other mammals and even …

Lipid-based drug delivery systems have shown great potentials in oral delivery of poorly
water-soluble drugs, primarily for lipophilic drugs, with several successfully marketed …

Fats, oils or lipids consist of a large number of organic compounds including fatty acids,
monoacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, triacylglycerols (TGs), phospholipids (PLs), eicosanoids …

The sole objective of pharmaceutical science is to design successful dosage forms which
fulfill the therapeutic needs of the patients effectively. Development of new drug entities is …