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CHEBI:59549 - essential fatty acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:59549 |
| ChEBI Name | essential fatty acid |
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| Definition | Any member of the sub-set of polyunsaturated fatty acid for which there is an absolute dietary requirement. |
| Last Modified | 5 June 2018 |
| Submitter | zjosephs |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (CHEBI:26208) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549) |
| 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) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| essential fatty acids | ChEBI |
| EFA | ChEBI |
| EFAs | ChEBI |
| acides gras indispensables | ChEBI |
| ácidos grasos esenciales | ChEBI |
| essentielle Fettsäuren | ChEBI |
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