alpha-Linolenic Acid (definition)

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alpha-Linolenic Acid

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Definition: A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins.

GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID is an omega-6 fatty acid; DF: note short X ref

Other names Linolenic Acid; alpha Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt; alpha Linolenic Acid; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Tin(2+) Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt; alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,Z,E)-Isomer; alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,Z)-Isomer; alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,E)-Isomer

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
(E,E,Z)-2,4,6-nonatrienal	0	alpha-Linolenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Nov 2;53(22):8699-705
9(R)-11-((2'S,8'S,10'S,11'R)-2',8'-dihydroxy-7'-oxo-11'-((Z)-2-pentenyl)-9'-oxa-4'-azatricyclo (6.3.1.0(1.5))dodec-5'en-10'-yl)-9-hydroxy-10-oxoundecanoic acid, 9 epimer	0	alpha-Linolenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	Plant Cell Physiol 2001 Nov;42(11):1201-9
9(R)-11-((2'S,8'S,10'S,11'R)-2',8'-dihydroxy-7'-oxo-11'-((Z)-2-pentenyl)-9'-oxa-4'-azatricyclo(6.3.1.0(1.5))dodec- 5'en-10'-yl)-9-hydroxy-10-oxoundecanoic acid	0	alpha-Linolenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	Plant Cell Physiol 2001 Nov;42(11):1201-9
volicitin	0	Glutamine/analogs & derivatives alpha-Linolenic Acid/analogs & derivatives.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 Dec 19;97(26):14801-6
9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12,15-octadecadienoic acid	0	alpha-Linolenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	Plant Cell Physiol 2000 Jan;41(1):110-3
SR 3 linolenic acid	0	*Linolenic Acids alpha-Linolenic Acid.	Neurochem Res 1998 May;23(5):627-34
cholesteryl linolenate	2545-22-4	Cholesterol Esters alpha-Linolenic Acid/analogs & derivatives.	Biophys J 1995 Jun;68(6):2376-86
perilla seed oil	68132-21-8	alpha-Linolenic Acid Plant Oils Perilla. Pharma Action* Anticarcinogenic Agents	Life Sci 1988;43(25):2067

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