Linoleic acid

Introduction: Linoleic acid

Description of Linoleic acid

Linoleic acid: A doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycosides. It is an essential fatty acid in mammalian nutrition and is used in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and cell membranes. (From Stedman, 26th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Linoleic acid: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Linoleic acid:

• Acid
• Unsaturated
• Carbon
• Fatty
• Plant
• Plant disease
• Essential
• Nutrition
• Nutrition symptoms (614 causes)

Hierarchical classifications of Linoleic acid

The following list attempts to classify Linoleic acid into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Lipids
  • Fatty Acids
    • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
      • Fatty Acids, Essential
        • Linoleic Acids

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Lipids
  • Fatty Acids
    • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
      • Fatty Acids, Omega-6
        • Linoleic Acids

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