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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-6 > gamma-Linolenic Acid

Preferred term

gamma-Linolenic Acid  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acid, Gamolenic
  • Gamolenic Acid

Note

  • ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID is an omega-3 fatty acid

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 94; was GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID (NM) 1980-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017965

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