CHEBI:25048 - linolenic acid

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ChEBI Name linolenic acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:25048
Definition A two-membered subclass of octadecatrienoic acid comprising the (9Z,12Z,15Z)- and (6Z,9Z,12Z)-isomers. Linolenic acids are nutrients essential to the formation of prostaglandins and are also used in making paints and synthetic resins.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Metabolite of Species Details
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (NCBI:txid3055) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): algal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is a essential fatty acid (CHEBI:59549)
linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is a octadecatrienoic acid (CHEBI:25633)
linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is a straight-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:59202)
linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048) is conjugate acid of linolenate (CHEBI:133790)
Incoming corn oil (CHEBI:195250) has part linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048)
α-linolenic acid (CHEBI:27432) is a linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048)
γ-linolenic acid (CHEBI:28661) is a linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048)
linolenate (CHEBI:133790) is conjugate base of linolenic acid (CHEBI:25048)
Synonyms Sources
C18:3 ChEBI
linolenic acids ChEBI
Linolensäure ChEBI
Last Modified
31 May 2023