alpha-linolenic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:27432

Synonyms

• (9,12,15)-linolenic acid
• (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid
• (9Z,12Z,15Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid
• (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
• 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid
• 9-cis,12-cis,15-cis-octadecatrienoic acid
• ALA
• all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
• alpha-linolenic acid
• cis,cis,cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
• cis-Delta(9,12,15)-octadecatrienoic acid
• linolenic acid

Definition

A linolenic acid with cis-double bonds at positions 9, 12 and 15. Shown to have an antithrombotic effect.

References

• cas:463-40-1
• drugbank:DB00132
• drugcentral:4618
• gmelin:57558
• hmdb:HMDB0001388
• kegg.compound:C06427
• knapsack:C00007247
• lipidmaps:LMFA01030152
• metacyc.compound:LINOLENIC_ACID
• pdb-ccd:LNL
• pubmed:10232625
• pubmed:11304127
• pubmed:19269799
• pubmed:24320056
• pubmed:24639012
• pubmed:24855655
• reaxys:1727693
• wikipedia.en:Alpha-Linolenic_acid

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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