Preferred Name

gamma-Linolenic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Gamolenic Acid

6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-

gamma-Linolenic Acid

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168580

altLabel

Gamolenic Acid

6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-

gamma-Linolenic Acid

cui

C0061078

MESH 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)

MESH DUI

D017965

MeSH name

gamma-Linolenic Acid

MESH UI

M0027133

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000168580

NUI

N0000168580

prefLabel

gamma-Linolenic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011389

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