CHEBI:59549 - essential fatty acid

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ChEBI Name essential fatty acid ChEBI ID CHEBI:59549 Definition Any member of the sub-set of polyunsaturated fatty acid for which there is an absolute dietary requirement. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Roles Classification Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid ) View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208) Incoming ω−3 fatty acid (CHEBI:25681) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) ω−6 fatty acid (CHEBI:36009) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) ω−9 fatty acid (CHEBI:140941) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) Synonyms Sources acides gras indispensables ChEBI ácidos grasos esenciales ChEBI EFA ChEBI EFAs ChEBI EFS ChEBI essential fatty acids ChEBI essentielle Fettsäuren ChEBI Citations Types Sources 1745654 PubMed citation Europe PMC 19034351 PubMed citation Europe PMC 7609665 PubMed citation Europe PMC Last Modified 05 June 2018

General Comment 2011-02-23 EFAs, which may be sub-divided into ω-6 and ω-3 sub-sets, play critical rôles in cell membrane construction, and as precursors of prostaglandins and other eicosanoids.