The development of green and sustainable methods for the conversion of aldehydes to carboxylic acids is of high academic and industrial interest. We demonstrate herein a practical and efficient light-promoted...
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discovery of novel bioactive lipids that promote human health
is of great importance. Combining “suspect” and targeted
lipidomic liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry
(LC-HRMS) approaches, a previously unrecognized class of oxidized
fatty acids, the saturated oxo fatty acids (SOFAs), which carry the
oxo functionality at various positions of the long chain, was identified
in human plasma. A library of SOFAs was constructed, applying a simple
green photochemical hydroacylation reaction as the key synthetic step.
The synthesized SOFAs were studied for their ability to inhibit in
vitro the cell growth of three human cancer cell lines. Four oxostearic
acids (OSAs) were identified to inhibit the cell growth of human lung
carcinoma A549 cells. 6OSA and 7OSA exhibited the highest cell growth
inhibitory potency, suppressing the expression of both STAT3 and c-myc,
which are critical regulators of cell growth and proliferation. Thus,
naturally occurring SOFAs may play a role in the protection of human
health.
Oxidized saturated fatty acids, containing a hydroxyl or an oxo functionality, have attracted little attention so far. Recent studies have shown that saturated hydroxy fatty acids, which exhibit cancer cell growth inhibition and may suppress β-cell apoptosis, are present in milk. Herein, we present the application of a liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) method for the detection and quantification of various saturated oxo fatty acids (SOFAs) previously unrecognized in milk. This robust and rapid analytical method, which involves simple sample preparation and a single 10-min run, revealed the presence of families of oxostearic acids (OSAs) and oxopalmitic acids (OPAs) in milk. 8OSA, 9OSA, 7OSA, 10OSA and 10OPA were found to be the most abundant SOFAs in both cow and goat milk. Higher contents of SOFAs were found in cow milk in comparison to goat milk. Together with SOFAs, ricinoleic acid, which is isobaric to OSA, was detected and quantified in all milk samples, following a “suspect” HRMS analysis approach. This unique natural fatty acid, which is the main component (>90%) of castor oil triglycerides, was estimated at mean content values of 534.3 ± 6.0 μg/mL and 460 ± 8.1 μg/mL in cow and goat milk samples, respectively.
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