| linolenic acid | An 18 carbon fatty acid with three double bonds (9, 12, 15, octadecatrienoic acid) and _ and _ isomers. Essential dietary component for mammals. See: fatty acids. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| linolenic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain three double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alpha-linolenic acid | <chemical> (z,z,z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins. Chemical name: 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gamma-linolenic acid | <chemical> (z,z,z)-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid. 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. Chemical name: 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)- (12 Dec 1998) |