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Linolenic Acid

Known as: Fatty Acid 18:3, (9,12,15)-linolenic acid, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid 
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds. At least 17 different isomers of this compound are… 
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Alpha linolenateDrug AllergyEmbolism and ThrombosisHyperlipidemia

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LinolenateLinolenic AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids

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alpha-Linolenic Acid

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1997
1997
Inheritance of reduced linolenic acid content in soybean seed oil
Abstract Linolenic acid is the unstable component of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] oil that is responsible for the undesirable… 
1986
1986
Enzymic oxidation of linolenic acid to 1,Z-5-octadien-3-ol, Z-2,Z-5-octadien-1-ol and 10-oxo-E-8-decenoic acid by a protein fraction from mushrooms (Psalliota bispora)
The pathway for the oxidative cleavage of linolenic acid was investigated using a protein fraction from mushrooms (Psalliota… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Effects of dietary linoleic and linolenic acids on growth of prawn
RESUME A. Kanazawa a, S. Teshima a, S. Tokiwa a, H. J. Ceccaldi b a Laboratory of Fisheries Chemistry, Faculty of Fisheries… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Studies on the nutrition of marine flatfish. The effect of different dietary fatty acids on the growth and fatty acid composition of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
1. Five groups of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) which had been given a diet free of fat for 12 weeks were given diets in… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effect of protein and insulin on linoleic acid desaturation of normal and diabetic rats.
The effect of glucose, protein or lipid diet and insulin treatment on the desaturation of linoleic to -y-linolenic acid by liver… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Effect of diet on linoleic acid desaturation and on some enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism.
The effect of diet on the desaturation of linoleic acid to gamma-linolenic acid by liver microsomal preparations, on blood… 
1969
1969
The incorporation of linolenic and linoleic acids into the plasma lipids of sheep given intra-abomasal infusions of linseed oil, maize oil or linoleic acid
1. The fatty acid compositions of the plasma cholesteryl esters, phospholipids, triglycerides and unesterified fatty acids were… 
1965
1965
SKIN CHANGES INDUCED BY UV-IRRADIATED LINOLENIC ACID EXTRACT,
Abstract : Subcutaneous administration of an aqueous extract of ultraviolet-irradiated linolenic acid resulted in alopecic plaque… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
DAMAGE TO PROTEINS BY PEROXIDIZED LIPIDS.
SUMMARY The purpose of this research was to determine the mechanism of damage to protein by the free radical intermediates formed… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
The metabolism of the essential fatty acids. VI. Distribution of unsaturated fatty acids in rats on fat-free and supplemented diets.
In a recent communication (l), indirect evidence was offered for the assertion that a radioactive polybromide, prepared from the…