Fatty acid composition of membrane phospholipids of cataractous human lenses.
The effect of lipid peroxidation on fatty acid composition in membrane phospholipids of transparent and cataractous lens nuclei was investigated. The preliminary results demonstrate a trend toward an increase in 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.
Simonelli
F
F
Eye Clinic, 2nd University of Naples, Italy.
Libondi
T
T
Romano
N
N
Nunziata
G
G
D'Aloia
A
A
Rinaldi
E
E
D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000737:chemistry*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids