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

• Beilstein:1727693
• CAS:463-40-1
• DrugBank:DB00132
• Drug_Central:4618
• Gmelin:57558
• HMDB:HMDB0001388
• KEGG:C06427
• KNApSAcK:C00007247
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMFA01030152
• MetaCyc:LINOLENIC_ACID
• PDBeChem:LNL
• PMID:10232625
• PMID:11304127
• PMID:19269799
• PMID:24320056
• PMID:24639012
• PMID:24855655
• Reaxys:1727693
• Wikipedia:Alpha-Linolenic_acid

Ontology

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Resources

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