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polyunsaturated fatty acid

Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:26208
Name
polyunsaturated fatty acid
Ontology
Synonyms
PUFA, PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any fatty acid containing more than one double bond. Acids in this group are reported to have cardioprotective effects; and levels are lowered in chronic fatigue syndrome. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208)
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polyunsaturated fatty acid [is_a relation] is_a  unsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:27208)
polyunsaturated fatty acid [is_conjugate_acid_of relation] is_conjugate_acid_of  polyunsaturated fatty acid anion (CHEBI:76567)
Children of polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
omega-3 fatty acid (CHEBI:25681) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
omega-6 fatty acid (CHEBI:36009) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid anion (CHEBI:76567) [is_conjugate_base_of relation] is_conjugate_base_of  polyunsaturated fatty acid
octadecadienoic acid (CHEBI:25627) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
hydroperoxy polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:189832) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
trienoic fatty acid (CHEBI:73155) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid
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