ω-6 fatty acid

English

Noun

ω-6 fatty acid (plural ω-6 fatty acids)

1. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of omega-6 fatty acid.
   • 2012 November 4, Taka, “Linoleic acid responsible for human obesity in 20th century”, in sci.life-extension‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-14:

     The backbone of both endocannabinoids 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide (AEA) is the ω-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA).

   • 2015 November 20, ironjustice, “Alpha-linolenic Acid In Breast Cancer”, in sci.med.nursing‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-14:

     BALB/c mice were divided and fed with: 1) a chia oil diet, rich in ALA or 2) a corn oil diet, rich in linoleic acid (LA ω-6 fatty acid). Mice were subcutaneously inoculated with a tumor cell line LM3, derived from a murine mammary adenocarcinoma.

   • 2016, Peter Ronner, Netter's Essential Biochemistry E-Book‎^[3], page 353:

     Some eicosanoids are synthesized from the ω-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid and others from the ω-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid.