Review article
https://doi.org/10.15567/mljekarstvo.2016.0401
Potential health benefits of sphingolipids in milk and dairy products
Slavica Potočki
orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-6158
; University School of Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Šalata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Sphingolipids are found in all eukaryotic and some prokaryotic cells. Milk and dairy products are one of the most important sources of sphingolipids. This compounds participate in a variety of indispensable metabolic, neurological, and intracellular signaling processes. Sphingolipids and their derivatives are highly bioactive compounds with anti-cancer, bacteriostatic and cholesterol-lowering properties. Therefore, this review focuses on the potential health benefits of the milk and dairy sphingolipids.
Keywords
sphingolipids; sphingoid bases; gangliosides; milk; dairy products
Hrčak ID:
168548
URI
Publication date:
14.11.2016.
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