Omega-6 Fatty Acid Analysis

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Analysis

Omega-6 fatty acids are essential in the human body. Omega-6 fatty acid analysis helps people to study its mechanism of action and analyze food ingredients. CD BioGlyco provides customers with omega-6 fatty acids quantitative analysis services by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS).

What Is Omega-6 Fatty Acid?

According to the position of the first double bond at the methyl end of the fatty acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are divided into omega-3 (ω-3) and omega-6 (ω-6) groups. Counting from the carbon on the methyl end and the double bond position at the 6th carbon is called omega-6 fatty acid. Omega-6 fatty acids are essential in the human body, but the body cannot produce them by itself and needs to be obtained from food. Food sources of omega-6 fatty acids are very rich, such as corn, soybeans, vegetable oil, fried foods, beef, lamb, etc. Omega -6 fatty acids include linoleic acid (LA) (18:2), conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (18:2), gamma linolenic acid (GLA) (18:3), dihomo gamma linolenic acid (DGLA) (20:3), arachidonic acid (20:4), epinephrine (22:4) and eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA) (20:4).

Omega-3 fatty acids are an important component of the immune system, endocrine system, and nervous system, and play an important role in the synthesis of neurotransmitters in the nervous system. It has significant effects on tumors, endocrine system diseases, digestive system diseases, and autoimmune diseases such as Parkinson's disease, psychosis, depression, etc. In addition, it is also obvious in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The role of omega-3 in the prevention and treatment of human diseases: 1) Maintain the homeostasis of the human body; 2) Regulate enteral and parenteral nutrition; 3) Anti-tumor effect; 4) Anti-cardiovascular diseases.

Essential fatty acids and dietary source.Fig.1 Essential fatty acids and dietary sources. (Angelo, 2020)

Omega-6 fatty acids coordinate hormone levels, promote inflammation, maintain healthy nerve function, regulate menopausal premenstrual syndrome, and promote skin health. Long-term excess omega-6 fatty acids cause chronic heart attacks, thrombotic stroke, arrhythmia, arthritis, osteoporosis, inflammation, mood disorders, obesity, cancer, and other diseases. The drugs used to treat these diseases are usually effective by blocking arachidonic acid in omega-6 fatty acids.

Omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease.Fig.2 Omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. (Sanders, 2019)

Our Services

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are the two major classes of PUFAs. They are closely related to people's lives. CD BioGlyco has developed a sensitive, reliable, and rapid omega-6 quantitative analysis method by GC-MS. The omega-6 fatty acids that we quantify include but are not limited to:

  • Linoleic acid (LA) (18:2)
  • Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (18:2)
  • Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) (18:3)
  • Dihomo gamma linolenic acid (DGLA) (20:3)
  • Arachidonic acid (20:4)
  • Epinephrine (22:4)
  • Eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA) (20:4)

Advantages of Us

  • GC-MS
  • Sensitive, reliable, and accurate quantification
  • Senior scientist in the field of fatty acid analysis
  • A complete and detailed analysis report

Applications

  • Study the mechanism of action of omega-6 fatty acids in the human body
  • Nutritional analysis of food
  • Function and structure research of PUFAs

CD BioGlyco has extensive experience and a good reputation in the field of Fatty Acid Analysis. CD BioGlyco provides a sensitive, reliable, and accurate analysis method to solve customers' problems in the field of omega-6 fatty acid analysis. We will always adhere to the customer-centric principle, strictly implement the experimental program, and provide complete and reliable experimental reports. If you are interested in our services, please feel free to contact us.

References:

  1. Angelo, S.; et al. ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, obesity and cancer. Nutrients. 2020, 12(9): 2751.
  2. Sanders, TA. Omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: are we getting closer to the truth?. Circulation. 2019, 139(21): 2437-2439.
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