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Descriptor English: alpha-Linolenic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido alfa-Linolénico
Descriptor ácido alfa-linolénico
Entry term(s) ácido linolénico
Scope note: Ácido graso que se encuentra en las plantas y que está implicado en la formación de prostaglandinas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido alfa-Linolênico
Descriptor French: Acide alpha-linolénique
Entry term(s): Linolenate
Linolenic Acid
alpha Linolenic Acid
alpha Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt
alpha Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,Z,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Tin(2+) Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt
Tree number(s): D10.212.302.380.410.100
D10.251.355.310.640.400
D10.251.355.337.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017962
Scope note: A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 0RBV727H71
CAS Type 1 Name: 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-
Previous Indexing: Linolenic Acids (1980-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 1994; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID was indexed under LINOLENIC ACIDS 1980-1993
History Note: 1994 (1980)
DeCS ID: 31661
Unique ID: D017962
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2018/02/28
alpha-Linolenic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0027126
Scope note A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins.
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,Z)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329242
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,Z)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329241
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329248
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Potassium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329251
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Sodium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Tin(2+) Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329252
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Tin(2+) Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329250
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Zinc Salt
Linolenate - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0027127
Preferred term Linolenate
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,E)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329247
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,Z)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329245
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,E,Z)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,E)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329244
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (E,Z,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,Z,E)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329240
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,Z,E)-Isomer
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329253
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Ammonium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329246
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Calcium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329193
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Lithium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt - Narrower
Concept UI M0329249
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt
Entry term(s) alpha Linolenic Acid, Magnesium Salt
alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,E)-Isomer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0329243
Preferred term alpha-Linolenic Acid, (Z,E,E)-Isomer
Linolenic Acid - Broader
Concept UI M000638649
Preferred term Linolenic Acid



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