Concept information
Preferred term
gamma-Linolenic Acid
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a biosynthetic precursor of monoenoic prostaglandins such as PGE1. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 106868-38-6
- 109575-25-9
- 122051-95-0
- 123301-19-9
- 123301-21-3
- 506-26-3
- 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-
- 78YC2MAX4O
- 79178-13-5
- 86761-55-9
- Gamolenic Acid
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- deficiency (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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106868-38-6
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109575-25-9
-
122051-95-0
-
123301-19-9
-
123301-21-3
-
506-26-3
-
6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-
-
78YC2MAX4O
-
79178-13-5
-
86761-55-9
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZC3WJGS2-6
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