title: Biosynthesis and possible pathological significance of fatty acid ethyl esters.
abstract: Fatty acid ethyl esters have been found in human and other animal tissues following alcohol consumption and may be involved in the pathology of alcohol abuse. In this review, current information on the biogenesis of fatty acid ethyl esters is considered and their potentially deleterious effects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Jersey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Treloar
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004951:Esterification; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D000431:Ethanol; D000217:Acyltransferases; C020124:ethanol acyltransferase; C043403:fatty acyl ethyl ester synthase