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ReviewJournal of advanced research2018

A review on algae and plants as potential source of arachidonic acid.

Sanaa M M Shanab, Rehab M Hafez, Ahmed S Fouad

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Review in Journal of advanced research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
18.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 161 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sanaa M M ShanabBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Rehab M HafezBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Ahmed S FouadBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Cairo University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as ARA (arachidonic acid, n-6), EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid, n-3) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid, n-3) cannot be synthesized by mammals and it must be provided as food supplement. ARA and DHA are the major PUFAs that constitute the brain membrane phospholipid. n-3 PUFAs are contained in fish oil and animal sources, while the n-6 PUFAs are mostly provided by vegetable oils. Inappropriate fatty acids consumption from the n-6 and n-3 families is the major cause of chronic diseases as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The n-6: n-3 ratio (lower than 10) recommended by the WHO can be achieved by consuming certain edible sources rich in n-3 and n-6 in daily food meal. Many researches have been screened for alternative sources of n-3 and n-6 PUFAs of plant origin, microbes, algae, lower and higher plants, which biosynthesize these valuable PUFAs needed for our body health. Biosynthesis of C

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AlgaeArachidonic acidMetabolic engineeringPathwaysPlantPolyunsaturated fatty acids

Identifiers

PMID30034871
PMCPMC6052662
OpenAlexW2790179677

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