"gamma-Linolenic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D017965
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.310.640.425 D10.251.355.343.249
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-Linolenic Acid- gamma-Linolenic Acid
- Acid, gamma-Linolenic
- gamma Linolenic Acid
- Gamolenic Acid
- Acid, Gamolenic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "gamma-Linolenic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Differential Tissue Fatty Acids Profiling between Colorectal Cancer Patients with and without Synchronous Metastasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Mar 23; 19(4).
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The role of acyl-CoA thioesterase ACOT8I in mediating intracellular lipid metabolism in oleaginous fungus Mortierella alpina. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018 Apr; 45(4):281-291.
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Comparative Proteome Analysis between High Lipid-Producing Strain Mucor circinelloides WJ11 and Low Lipid-Producing Strain CBS 277.49. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Jun 21; 65(24):5074-5082.