Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:40:43 UTC
Update Date2024-10-10 01:22:11 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000568
Metabolite Identification
Common Namegamma-Linolenic acid
Descriptiongamma-Linolenic acid, also known as 18:3n6 or GLA, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as linoleic acids and derivatives. These are derivatives of linoleic acid. Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 18-carbon long fatty acid, with two CC double bonds at the 9- and 12-positions. gamma-Linolenic acid is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. gamma-Linolenic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted into dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a biosynthetic precursor of monoenoic prostaglandins such as PGE1 (PubChem).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(6,9,12)-Linolenic acidChEBI
(6Z,9Z,12Z)-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
(Z,Z,Z)-6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
18:3 (N-6)ChEBI
6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
6-cis,9-cis,12-cis-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
all-cis-6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
C18:3 (N-6)ChEBI
C18:3, N-6,9,12 all-cisChEBI
cis-Delta(6,9,12)-Octadecatrienoic acidChEBI
gamma-LinolensaeureChEBI
Gamoleic acidChEBI
Gamolenic acidChEBI
GLAChEBI
Octadeca-6,9,12-triensaeureChEBI
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cis-Δ(6,9,12)-octadecatrienoateGenerator
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g-LinolensaeureGenerator
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6(Z),9(Z),12(Z)-OctadecatrienoateHMDB
6(Z),9(Z),12(Z)-Octadecatrienoic acidHMDB
6,9,12-all-cis-OctadecatrienoateHMDB
6,9,12-all-cis-Octadecatrienoic acidHMDB
6Z,9Z,12Z-OctadecatrienoateHMDB
6Z,9Z,12Z-Octadecatrienoic acidHMDB
gamma-Llnolenic acidHMDB
LiglaHMDB
Acid, gamma-linolenicHMDB
Acid, gamolenicHMDB
gamma Linolenic acidHMDB
FA(18:3(6Z,9Z,12Z))HMDB
FA(18:3n6)HMDB
LinolenateHMDB
gamma-Linolenic acidKEGG
(6Z,9Z,12Z)-6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acidPhytoBank
(Z,Z,Z)-6,9,12-Octatrienoic acidPhytoBank
cis,cis,cis-6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acidPhytoBank
cis-6,cis-9,cis-12-Octadecatrienoic acidPhytoBank
Molecular FormulaC18H30O2
Average Mass278.4296
Monoisotopic Mass278.224580204
IUPAC Name(6Z,9Z,12Z)-octadeca-6,9,12-trienoic acid
Traditional Namegamma linolenic acid
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10,12-13H,2-5,8,11,14-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-,13-12-
InChI KeyVZCCETWTMQHEPK-QNEBEIHSSA-N