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Fats and Oils as Sources of Bioactive Molecules

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Bioactive molecules are secondary metabolites having pharmacological activities. They may be harmful or useful depending upon the nature and dose of respective bioactive molecule. It includes carbohydrate, protein, fats, nucleic acids, enzymes which maintains homeostasis of the body. Fats are the biomolecule which are highly rich in caloric value (9.3 kcal/mole). Fat molecules are present in the body as food reservoirs, structural components, heat insulator, source of hormones and bile acids and act as carrier for vitamins. Oils also help in the absorption and assimilation of nutrients, improves memory power and lubricates connective tissue and organs. Fat and oil consumption can help alleviate various ailments such as dry skin, stiffness, constipation and arthritis.

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AKS acknowledge financial support from CSIR, India in the form of Junior Research fellowship. PPK acknowledges financial support from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-University Grants Commission (UGC), India, in the form of Senior Research fellowship. SK acknowledges DST, India and UGC, India for providing financial support in the form of DST-SERB Grant [EEQ/2016/000350] and UGC-BSR Research Start- Up-Grant [No. F.30–372/2017 (BSR)] respectively. SK also acknowledges DST-FIST India for the financial support provided to Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Punjab, India.

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    Ajay Kumar

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    Prem Prakash Kushwaha, Atul Kumar Singh & Shashank Kumar

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  4. Department of Biochemistry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Mohammad Waseem

  5. Section of Genetics, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Hadiya Husain

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Kumar, A. et al. (2020). Fats and Oils as Sources of Bioactive Molecules. In: Egbuna, C., Dable Tupas, G. (eds) Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42319-3_6

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