Provided herein is technology relating to natural lipids containing non-β-oxidizable fatty acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions and methods related to the production and use of natural lipids containing non-β-oxidizable fatty acids.
The present invention provides a lipid compound comprising at least one non-polar moiety and a polar moiety, wherein each or at least one non-polar moiety is of the formula X—Y-Z-, wherein X is a hydrocarbyl chain, Y is selected from at least one of S, Se, SO
2
, SO, and O, and Z is an optional hydrocarbyl group, wherein the polar moiety is of the formula —[C(O)]
m
PHG, wherein PHG is a polar head group, and wherein m is the number of non-polar moieties.
The present invention provides a lipid compound comprising at least one non-polar moiety and a polar moiety, wherein each or at least one non-polar moiety is of the formula X—Y—Z, wherein X is a hydrocarbyl chain, Y is selected from at least one of S, Se, SO
2
, SO, and O, and Z is an optional hydrocarbyl group, wherein the polar moiety is of the formula —[C(O)]
m
PHG, wherein PHG is a polar head group, and wherein m is the number of non-polar moieties.
Provided herein is technology relating to lipid compositions containing bioactive fatty acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions and methods related to the production and use of structured lipid compositions containing sciadonic and/or pinoleic acid alone or in combination with other bioactive fatty acids including, but not limited to, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, conjugated linoleic acid, and non-β-oxidizable fatty acid analogues such as tetradecylthioacetic acid.