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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-6

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Fatty Acids, Omega-6  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS.

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Entry terms

  • Fatty Acids, Omega 6
  • N-6 Fatty Acid
  • N-6 Fatty Acids
  • Omega-6 Fatty Acid
  • Omega-6 Fatty Acids

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PZD76WXK-7

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