Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:25681
Name
omega-3 fatty acid
Ontology
Synonyms
omega-3 fatty acid, n-3 fatty acid, n-3 fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the omega-3 position, i.e., the third bond from the methyl end of the fatty acid. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of omega-3 fatty acid (CHEBI:25681)
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omega-3 fatty acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
omega-3 fatty acid [is_a relation] is_a  essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549)
omega-3 fatty acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
omega-3 fatty acid [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208)
omega-3 fatty acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
omega-3 fatty acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
Children of omega-3 fatty acid (CHEBI:25681)
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alpha-linolenic acid (CHEBI:27432) [is_a relation] is_a  omega-3 fatty acid
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