Marine Lipids 2017
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2017) | Viewed by 64476
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mass spectrometry lipidomics; marine lipidomics; lipidomics in health and disease; food lipidomics; microbial lipidomics glycomics; biomolecules modification associated with oxidative stress monitored by mass spectrometry
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Interests: fatty acids; LC-PUFA; marine invertebrates; DHA; marine biotechnology; marine aquaculture
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Interests: mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; lipidomics; proteomics; oxidative stress
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine organisms are a well-known source of lipids with high nutritional value, such as n-3 fatty acids (e.g., 20:5 and 22:6), but also possess bioactive properties (e.g., polar lipids as glycolipids and phospholipids). Polar lipids are considered high added value bioactive molecules with health promoting effects, and with potential applications in food, feed, and pharmaceutical industries. Although some polar lipids of marine organisms are known to have functional properties (e.g., anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, antioxidant and antimicrobial), to potential of these molecules is yet to be fully unravelled, as the lipidome of the majority of marine organisms remains largely unknown. Different marine organisms, even when closely related in the tree of life, display specific lipidome signatures, which are representative of the remarkable chemical biodiversity present in world oceans. Lipid composition can also change due to environmental and nutritional conditions. If one considers that each marine organism contains thousands of structurally and functionally diverse lipids, it is clear that the characterization of their lipidome is a challenging task. Nonetheless, in recent years, advanced analytical approaches coupling chromatography and mass spectrometry emerged as powerful tools in lipidomic analysis. The resolution and high throughput analysis achieved with these analytical approaches has allowed researchers to identify and quantify the lipid species present on the cells and tissues of a diversity of marine organisms, opening new perspectives in the identification of lipid signatures for their valorisation and biotechnological applications.
This Special Issue, “Marine Lipids II, 2017”, will highlight innovative approaches and new findings on the lipidomics of marine organism, with emphasis on their valorization.
Dr. Rosário Domingues
Dr. Ricardo Calado
Dr. Pedro Domingues
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lipids
- lipidomics
- glycolipids
- phospholipids
- oxylipins
- fatty acids
- marine organisms
- bioactivity
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