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Preferred term

gamma-Linolenic Acid  

Type

  • 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)

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

In other languages

  • French

  • 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

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZC3WJGS2-6

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