On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 14:17:06 -0400, matesz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Can you explain waht it is in sesame seeds that you think/read will affect >the activity of delta-5-desaturase enzyme or beneficial prostaglandins >favorably? > See: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind0005&L=paleofood&P=R2050 "... Sesamin is a specific inhibitor of delta 5 desaturation, the conversion from dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (20:3, n-6) to arachidonic acid..." That's it, exactely. Sesame oil is like many other vegetable oils of very high w-6 percentage. Therefore you would have to mix it 4:1 with flax oil, to achieve a proper balance. But sesamin would change the picture. The main benefit of all the w-3 for prostaglandin direction do exactely what sesamin does. Amadeus