Daria V Kuznetcova, Michel Linder, Carole Jeandel, Cedric Paris, Frederic Desor, Denis A Baranenko, Liudmila A Nadtochii, Elmira Arab-Tehrany, Frances T Yen
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are important in reducing the risk for cardiovascular, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Chia ( Salvia hispanica L.) seeds contain high levels of omega-3 PUFA, α-linolenic acid (ALA) in particular, and are a potential source for development of omega-3 PUFA-based products. Our objective was to obtain and characterize chia seed lipids, focusing on phospholipid fraction, and to investigate their use in the formulation of nanoemulsions (NE) and nanoliposomes (NL). Solvent-based lipid extraction was performed on the ORURO variety of chia seeds, followed by lipid composition analysis using GC and LC-MS and physico-chemical characterization of chia NL and NE...
November 29, 2020: International Journal of Molecular Sciences