FATTY-ACID COMPOSITION OF MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPIDS OF CATARACTOUS HUMANLENSES

Authors
SIMONELLI F LIBONDI T ROMANO N NUNZIATA G DALOIA A RINALDI E
Citation
F. Simonelli et al., FATTY-ACID COMPOSITION OF MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPIDS OF CATARACTOUS HUMANLENSES, Ophthalmic research, 28, 1996, pp. 101-104
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Ophthalmic research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00303747
Volume
28
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
1
Pages
101 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3747(1996)28:<101:FCOMPO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The effect of lipid peroxidation on fatty acid composition in membrane phospholipids of transparent and cataractous lens nuclei was investig ated, The preliminary results demonstrate a trend toward an increase i n the content of palmitic acid with a decrease in the content of oleic acid, linolenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in the opaque nuclei as compared to the transparent ones of senile cataractous lenses.