scholarly journals Succinct synthesis of saturated hydroxy fatty acids andin vitroevaluation of all hydroxylauric acids on FFA1, FFA4 and GPR84

MedChemComm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1360-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads Holmgaard Kaspersen ◽  
Laura Jenkins ◽  
Julia Dunlop ◽  
Graeme Milligan ◽  
Trond Ulven

A concise synthetic protocol enables rapid receptor screening of hydroxy fatty acid.

1969 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Dimick ◽  
N. J. Walker ◽  
Stuart Patton

1. Specific radioactivities of milk triglyceride fatty acids and γ- and δ-hydroxy fatty acids were measured after the intramammary infusion of [1−14C]acetate, δ-hydroxy[1−14C]laurate and [1−14C]laurate as their sodium salts into fed lactating goats. 2. Net incorporations of the radioactive tracer into the total milk lipids were comparable, being 16, 17 and 21% of the label infused respectively. 3. The specific radioactivities of the C4–C8 fatty acids after [1−14C]acetate infusion were lower than those of the C10–C14 fatty acids. 4. After δ-hydroxy[1−14C]laurate administration the milk triglyceride fatty acids were labelled and their specific radioactivities were characterized by decreasing values with increasing chain length of the fatty acids, implicating C4 unit incorporation. 5. The γ- and δ-hydroxy fatty acids isolated after [1−14C]laurate infusion were highly labelled and the milk triglyceride fatty acids, other than laurate, exhibited a labelling pattern similar to that of the fatty acids derived from the radioactive δ-hydroxy fatty acid. 6. Evidence is presented for the existence of saturated fatty acid δ-oxidation in the mammary gland, in which the γ- and δ-hydroxy fatty acids are active intermediates.


Metabolites ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 512
Author(s):  
Paul L. Wood

Fatty Acyl esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFA) encompass three different lipid families which have incorrectly been classified as wax esters. These families include (i) Branched-chain FAHFAs, involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and inflammation, with acylation of an internal branched-chain hydroxy-palmitic or -stearic acid; (ii) ω-FAHFAs, which function as biosurfactants in a number of biofluids, are formed via acylation of the ω-hydroxyl group of very-long-chain fatty acids (these lipids have also been designated as o-acyl hydroxy fatty acids; OAHFA); and (iii) Ornithine-FAHFAs are bacterial lipids formed by the acylation of short-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids and the addition of ornithine to the free carboxy group of the hydroxy fatty acid. The differences in biosynthetic pathways and cellular functions of these lipid families will be reviewed and compared to wax esters, which are formed by the acylation of a fatty alcohol, not a hydroxy fatty acid. In summary, FAHFA lipid families are both unique and complex in their biosynthesis and their biological actions. We have only evaluated the tip of the iceberg and much more exciting research is required to understand these lipids in health and disease.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu Pham ◽  
Natalia Vidal ◽  
Charles Manful ◽  
Tiffany Fillier ◽  
Ryley Pumphrey ◽  
...  

Fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFA), diglycerides (DG) and monoacetyldiglycerides (MAcDG) are gaining interest as functional lipids in pharmaceuticals and functional food formulations for managing and treating metabolic or inflammatory diseases. Herein, we investigated whether the antler and/or meat of two Cervids (moose and caribou) are novel sources of FAHFA, DG and MAcDG. We observed FAHFA present in moose and caribou composed mainly of polyunsaturated families, and that the esterification occurred frequently at the C5-hydroxy fatty acid moiety, most noticeably arachidonic acid 5-hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid (ARA-5-HERA). Moose antler, caribou and moose meat also contained significant levels of both 1,2-DG and 1,3-DG lipids. The 1,3-DG molecular species consisted mainly of 16:0/18:1, 18:0/16:0, and 18:0/18:1. On the other hand, major 1,2-DG species consisted of DG 18:0/18:0, 16:0/16:0 and 18:1/18:1 molecular species with higher levels in the antler compared to the meat. The molecular species composition of MAcDG was very simple and consisted of 14:2/18:2/2:0, 16:0/18:2/2:0, 16:0/18:1/2:0 and 18:0/18:1/2:0 with the first species 14:2/18:2/2:0 predominating in the tip of moose antlers. Increasing access to and knowledge of the presence of these functional lipids in foods will enhance their intake in the diet with potential implications in improving personal and population health.


1980 ◽  
Vol 239 (2) ◽  
pp. H257-H265 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. Moore ◽  
J. F. Radloff ◽  
F. E. Hull ◽  
C. C. Sweeley

A quantitative gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method was developed to measure nanomolar quantities of long-chain saturated beta-hydroxy fatty acids (12, 14, 16, and 18 carbons long) produced by isolated ischemic heart. Only beta-hydroxymyristate (25-40 nmol/g dry) was found in fresh heart. Isolated rabbit heart perfused with fatty acid by the nonrecirculating Langendorff technique produced negligible beta-hydroxy fatty acids. Ischemic perfusion with 0.25-0.75 mM palmitate prompted heart beta-hydroxy fatty acid accumulation, beta-hydroxypalmitate greater than beta-hydroxystearate, up to 100 nmol x g dry-1 x 10 min-1. beta-Hydroxy fatty acid production was proportional to coronary effluent lactate-to pyruvate ratio, did not continue beyond 10 min of ischemia, was dependent on exogenous fatty acid, and was inhibited by coperfusion with 10 mM acetate. Reperfusion for 5-10 min dissipated accumulated beta-hydroxypalmitate. Hypoxic perfusion prompted beta-hydroxy fatty acid production comparable to that with severe ischemia. These data show that during oxygen deficiency heart fatty acid beta-oxidation is not only depressed but is also incomplete; beta-hydroxy fatty acyl intermediates accumulate and contribute to the increased intracellular fatty acid content characteristic of the ischemic myocardium.


1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5805-5811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Nichols ◽  
Baliram Maraj

ABSTRACT Bacterial hydroxy fatty acids and alpha-hydroxy fatty acids have been demonstrated in complex lipid extracts of subgingival plaque and gingival tissue. However, little is known about the relationship between these hydroxy fatty acids in plaque and gingival tissues or the significance of these complex lipids in promoting inflammatory periodontal disease. The present study determined the percentages of ester-linked and amide-linked hydroxy fatty acids in complex lipids recovered from plaque and gingival tissue samples and the relationship between bacterial hydroxy fatty acids and alpha-hydroxy fatty acids in the lipid extracts. To evaluate a potential role for these hydroxy fatty acids in inflammatory periodontal disease, gingival tissue samples were examined for a relationship between prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and hydroxy fatty acids recovered in gingival lipid. This investigation demonstrated that alpha-hydroxy fatty acids are only ester linked in plaque lipids but are largely amide linked in gingival tissue lipids. Furthermore, the level of alpha-hydroxy fatty acid in gingival lipid is directly related to the level of the bacterial hydroxy fatty acid 3-OHiso-branched C17:0 (3-OH iC17:0) in the same lipid extract. However, the relationship between hydroxy fatty acids in gingival lipids does not parallel the fatty acid relationship observed in plaque lipids. Finally, alpha-hydroxy fatty acid levels in gingival tissue lipids correlate directly with the recovery of PGE2 in the same tissue samples. These results demonstrate that alpha-hydroxy fatty acid levels in gingival lipids are directly related to both 3-OH iC17:0 bacterial lipid levels and PGE2 levels. These results indicate that in periodontal tissues there are unusual host-parasite interactions involving penetration of bacterial lipid in association with an altered gingival lipid metabolism and prostaglandin synthesis.


1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1523-1528 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Tulloch ◽  
J. F. T. Spencer

Esters and hydrocarbons, containing 14 and 15 carbon atoms, are converted to the hydroxy fatty acid portions of glycosides by Torulopsis apicola in yields of 10–20%. When C-15 compounds are fermented, almost half of the hydroxy acids which are produced are 16-hydroxy C-17 acids. The carbon chain of the substrate is first lengthened by two carbon atoms and then hydroxylated. Direct hydroxylation also occurs, to a lesser extent, giving both 14-hydroxy- and 15-hydroxypentadecanoic acids. Similar results are obtained when C-14 compounds are used. Lengthening of the chain followed by hydroxylation gives rise to hydroxy C-16 acids and direct hydroxylation produces 13-hydroxy- and 14-hydroxytetradecanoic acids. Primary and secondary C-14 and C-15 alcohols were also isolated from the products of hydrocarbon fermentation (2.5–5 % yield). Methyl palmitoleate is converted to hydroxy fatty acids in yields of 40–70%, the major component of which is 16-hydroxy-cis-9-hexadecenoic acid.


Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan P. Rodríguez ◽  
Carlos Guijas ◽  
Alma M. Astudillo ◽  
Julio M. Rubio ◽  
María A. Balboa ◽  
...  

Hydroxy fatty acids are known to cause cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The best studied of them, 9-hydroxystearic acid (9-HSA), induces apoptosis in cell lines by acting through mechanisms involving different targets. Using mass spectrometry-based lipidomic approaches, we show in this study that 9-HSA levels in human colorectal tumors are diminished when compared with normal adjacent tissue. Since this decrease could be compatible with an escape mechanism of tumors from 9-HSA-induced apoptosis, we investigated different features of the utilization of this hydroxyfatty acid in colon. We show that in colorectal tumors and related cell lines such as HT-29 and HCT-116, 9-HSA is the only hydroxyfatty acid constituent of branched fatty acid esters of hydroxyfatty acids (FAHFA), a novel family of lipids with anti-inflammatory properties. Importantly, FAHFA levels in tumors are elevated compared with normal tissue and, unlike 9-HSA, they do not induce apoptosis of colorectal cell lines over a wide range of concentrations. Further, the addition of 9-HSA to colon cancer cell lines augments the synthesis of different FAHFA before the cells commit to apoptosis, suggesting that FAHFA formation may function as a buffer system that sequesters the hydroxyacid into an inactive form, thereby restricting apoptosis.


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