loading...| Preferred Name | polyunsaturated fatty acid | |
| Synonyms |
PUFA |
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| Definitions |
A fatty acid containing more than one double bond (C=C). The essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that contain 2 or more cis double bonds. Dietary intake of some PUFAs may have beneficial effects on blood pressure, serum lipds, and inflammation. Some PUFAs, such as omega-3 PUFAs, may have antineoplastic or chemopreventive activities. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C67038" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C67038" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000539359 |
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| altLabel |
PUFA |
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| cui |
C0032615 |
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| DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2007-03-16 |
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| Date last modified |
2008-04-29 |
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| definition |
A fatty acid containing more than one double bond (C=C). The essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that contain 2 or more cis double bonds. Dietary intake of some PUFAs may have beneficial effects on blood pressure, serum lipds, and inflammation. Some PUFAs, such as omega-3 PUFAs, may have antineoplastic or chemopreventive activities. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C67038" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C67038" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| NCI ID |
C67038 |
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| notation |
CDR0000539359 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
polyunsaturated fatty acid |
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| tui |
T109 T123 |