Fatty Acids

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Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Descriptor ID	D005227
MeSH Number(s)	D10.251
Concept/Terms	Fatty Acids Fatty Acids Acids, Fatty Fatty Acids, Esterified Fatty Acids, Esterified Acids, Esterified Fatty Esterified Fatty Acids Fatty Acids, Saturated Fatty Acids, Saturated Acids, Saturated Fatty Saturated Fatty Acids Aliphatic Acids Aliphatic Acids Acids, Aliphatic

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Lipids [D10]
Fatty Acids [D10.251]

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Bar chart showing 146 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2015 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	4	1	5
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1999	1	1	2
2001	2	1	3
2002	3	2	5
2003	1	2	3
2004	3	6	9
2006	3	2	5
2007	1	4	5
2008	2	2	4
2009	4	3	7
2010	2	6	8
2011	3	4	7
2012	1	5	6
2013	2	0	2
2014	3	1	4
2015	6	4	10
2016	3	2	5
2017	2	7	9
2018	7	3	10
2019	4	5	9
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	6	6
2022	0	2	2
2023	2	5	7
2024	0	7	7
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Fatty Acids" by people in Profiles.

Simwela NV, Jaecklein E, Sassetti CM, Russell DG. Impaired fatty acid import or catabolism in macrophages restricts intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Elife. 2025 Mar 13; 13.

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Nandy A, Helderman RCM, Thapa S, Peck SH, Richards A, Jayapalan S, Narayani N, Czech MP, Rosen CJ, Rendina-Ruedy E. Enhanced fatty acid oxidation in osteoprogenitor cells provides protection from high-fat diet induced bone dysfunction. J Bone Miner Res. 2025 Feb 02; 40(2):283-298.

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Pan M, Colpo RA, Roussou S, Ding C, Lindblad P, Kr?mer JO. Engineering a Photoautotrophic Microbial Coculture toward Enhanced Biohydrogen Production. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Jan 14; 59(1):337-348.

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Korobkina ED, Calejman CM, Haley JA, Kelly ME, Li H, Gaughan M, Chen Q, Pepper HL, Ahmad H, Boucher A, Fluharty SM, Lin TY, Lotun A, Peura J, Trefely S, Green CR, Vo P, Semenkovich CF, Pitarresi JR, Spinelli JB, Aydemir O, Metallo CM, Lynes MD, Jang C, Snyder NW, Wellen KE, Guertin DA. Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress. Nat Metab. 2024 Nov; 6(11):2187-2202.

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Pinette JA, Myers JW, Park WY, Bryant HG, Eddie AM, Wilson GA, Montufar C, Shaikh Z, Vue Z, Nunn ER, Bessho R, Cottam MA, Haase VH, Hinton AO, Spinelli JB, Cartailler JP, Zaganjor E. Disruption of nucleotide biosynthesis reprograms mitochondrial metabolism to inhibit adipogenesis. J Lipid Res. 2024 Oct; 65(10):100641.

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He K, Cheng H, McClements DJ, Xu Z, Meng M, Zou Y, Chen G, Chen L. Utilization of diverse probiotics to create human health promoting fatty acids: A review. Food Chem. 2024 Nov 15; 458:140180.

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Jiang S, Yuan T, Rosenberger FA, Mourier A, Dragano NRV, Kremer LS, Rubalcava-Gracia D, Hansen FM, Borg M, Mennuni M, Filograna R, Alsina D, Misic J, Koolmeister C, Papadea P, de Angelis MH, Ren L, Andersson O, Unger A, Bergbrede T, Di Lucrezia R, Wibom R, Zierath JR, Krook A, Giavalisco P, Mann M, Larsson NG. Inhibition of mammalian mtDNA transcription acts paradoxically to reverse diet-induced hepatosteatosis and obesity. Nat Metab. 2024 Jun; 6(6):1024-1035.

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Mahalingam S, Bellamkonda R, Kharbanda KK, Arumugam MK, Kumar V, Casey CA, Leggio L, Rasineni K. Role of ghrelin hormone in the development of alcohol-associated liver disease. Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 May; 174:116595.

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Janiad S, Lindblad P, Ahmed M. Lipid Accumulation and Biodiesel Production from Filamentous Cyanobacteria Native to Pakistan. J Oleo Sci. 2024; 73(10):1295-1310.

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Tummolo A, Carella R, De Giovanni D, Paterno G, Simonetti S, Tolomeo M, Leone P, Barile M. Micronutrient Deficiency in Inherited Metabolic Disorders Requiring Diet Regimen: A Brief Critical Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 30; 24(23).

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