Abstract
Lipids are a diverse group of compounds with multiple key
biological functions. Lipidomics is a subdiscipline of
metabolomics, with the focus on the global study of
molecular lipids, including pathways and networks of
cellular lipids in biological systems. The recent
advances in both mass spectrometry and computational
methods have highly influenced the evolution of
lipidomics. In addition, the major role of lipids in many
metabolic nutrition-related diseases such as obesity,
atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes has been
recognized during the last years. This chapter describes
the state-of-the-art lipidomics advances in nutrition and
food science. In the first part of the chapter, the main
advances in lipidomics from a technical point of view
along the lipidomics workflow are described. The second
part focuses on different applications of lipidomics in
both nutrition and health research and food quality and
food safety.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Foodomics |
| Subtitle of host publication | Advanced Mass Spectrometry in Modern Food Science and Nutrition |
| Editors | Alejandro Cifuentes |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 351-379 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-118-53728-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-118-16945-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |
