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alpha-Linolenic Acid

Known as: alpha-Linolenic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient], acids alpha linolenic, Fatty Acid cis, cis, cis 18:3 n-3 
An essential fatty acid belonging to the omega-3 fatty acids group. It is highly concentrated in certain plant oils and has been reported to inhibit… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
What Comes First : The Food or the Nutrient Walnuts Have Potential for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Mice 1 – 3
Cancer may not be completely the result of novel or inherited genetic mutations but may in fact be a largely preventable disease… 
1992
1992
Inactivation of calpain by peptidyl fluoromethyl ketones.
The syntheses of Z-Leu-Leu-Tyr-CH2F (1) and Z-Tyr-Ala-CH2F (3) are described. The ability of Z-Leu-Leu-Tyr-CH2F (1) and Z-Leu-Tyr… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Analysis of autoxidized fats by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: V. Photosensitized oxidation
The role of singlet oxygen in oxidation was studied by analyzing hydroperoxide isomers in unsaturated fats and esters by gas… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effects of aluminium, lead and zinc on delta-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase.
The effects of aluminium, lead and zinc on ALA dehydratase were examined in vitro and in vivo. Aluminium alone added to the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Hemoglobin components in diabetes mellitus: studies in identical twins.
The minor components of hemoglobin which are increased in subjects with diabetes mellitus, hemoglobin Ala-c, were measured in… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Porphyrin synthesis and mitochondrial respiration in acute intermittent porphyria: studies using cultured human fibroblasts.
The formation of variation of delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and of porphyrins, as well as respiratory metabolism, have been… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Fate of linoleic, arachidonic, and docosa-7,10,13,16-tetraenoic acids in rat testicles.
A comparative study was made on the fate of linoleic, arachidonic, and docosa-7,10,13,16-tetraenoic acids in various subcellular… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Dipeptidyl arylamidase II of the pituitary. Properties of lysylalanyl-beta-naphthylamide hydrolysis: inhibition by cations, distribution in tissues, and subcellular localization.
Abstract An enzyme is described that was observed in extracts of rat and bovine pituitary glands. This enzyme, named dipeptidyl… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
DAMAGE TO PROTEINS BY PEROXIDIZED LIPIDS.
SUMMARY The purpose of this research was to determine the mechanism of damage to protein by the free radical intermediates formed… 
1962
1962
Fatty Acids of Spinach Chloroplasts.
The photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants consists of discrete cytoplasmic organelles, the chloroplasts, which contain…