Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:59549
Name
essential fatty acid
Ontology
Synonyms
EFA, EFAs, EFS, acides gras indispensables, acidos grasos esenciales, essential fatty acids, essentielle Fettsaeuren
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any member of the sub-set of polyunsaturated fatty acid for which there is an absolute dietary requirement. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549)
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essential fatty acid [is_a relation] is_a  polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208)
Children of essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) [is_a relation] is_a  essential fatty acid
omega-6 fatty acid (CHEBI:36009) [is_a relation] is_a  essential fatty acid
omega-3 fatty acid (CHEBI:25681) [is_a relation] is_a  essential fatty acid
None.