An unsaturated fatty acid, C17H29COOH, considered essential to the human diet, that is an important component of natural drying oils.
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linolenic acid
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An unsaturated fatty acid, C17H29COOH, considered essential to the human diet, that is an important component of natural drying oils.
An unsaturated fatty acid, C17H29COOH, considered essential to the human diet, that is an important component of natural drying oils.
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A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid with three double bonds in its structure: CH3CH2CH:CHCH2CH:CHCH2CH:CH(CH2)7COOH. It occurs in certain plant oils, e.g. linseed and soya-bean oil, and in algae. It is one of the essential fatty acids.
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A fatty acid (C17H29COOH), which can be synthesized from linoleic acid.
Linolenic acid
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An essential fatty acid; α-linolenic acid is an 18 carbon fatty acid containing three double bonds at carbons 9, 12, and 15; found in plant leaves and some vegetable oils. γ-linolenic acid is an 18 carbon fatty acid containing double bonds at carbons 6, 9 and 12; produced in animals by the desaturation of linoleic acid.
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Linolenic acid can refer to either of two fatty acids:
- α-Linolenic acid – an ω-3 fatty acid found in many vegetable oils. The unmodified term linolenic acid most commonly refers to this substance.
- γ-Linolenic acid – an ω-6 fatty acid
See also
- Linoleic acid, a similarly-named fatty acid
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