 gamma-Linolenic Acid
"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)
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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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Sergeant S, Hallmark B, Mathias RA, Mustin TL, Ivester P, Bohannon ML, Ruczinski I, Johnstone L, Seeds MC, Chilton FH. Prospective clinical trial examining the impact of genetic variation in FADS1 on the metabolism of linoleic acid- and ?-linolenic acid-containing botanical oils. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 05 01; 111(5):1068-1078.
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Knez M, Pantovic A, Zekovic M, Pavlovic Z, Glibetic M, Zec M. Is There a Link between Zinc Intake and Status with Plasma Fatty Acid Profile and Desaturase Activities in Dyslipidemic Subjects? Nutrients. 2019 Dec 28; 12(1).
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Ho JD, Chau B, Rodgers L, Lu F, Wilbur KL, Otto KA, Chen Y, Song M, Riley JP, Yang HC, Reynolds NA, Kahl SD, Lewis AP, Groshong C, Madsen RE, Conners K, Lineswala JP, Gheyi T, Saflor MD, Lee MR, Benach J, Baker KA, Montrose-Rafizadeh C, Genin MJ, Miller AR, Hamdouchi C. Structural basis for GPR40 allosteric agonism and incretin stimulation. Nat Commun. 2018 04 25; 9(1):1645.
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Shewale SV, Boudyguina E, Zhu X, Shen L, Hutchins PM, Barkley RM, Murphy RC, Parks JS. Botanical oils enriched in n-6 and n-3 FADS2 products are equally effective in preventing atherosclerosis and fatty liver. J Lipid Res. 2015 Jun; 56(6):1191-205.
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