Fatty Acids, Omega-6
- Name
- Fatty Acids, Omega-6
- Accession Number
- DBCAT002990
- Description
FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Gamolenic acid An ingredient found in a variety of nutritional products. Borage oil Borage oil, or borage seed oil, is a rich source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) that is obtained from the seeds of the Borago officinalis (borage). Borage oil is used as... Evening primrose oil Evening primrose oil is used as part of over-the-counter dietary supplements. It is also used for the treatment of systemic inflammatory diseases and for women's health conditions such as cyclical... Linoleic acid Not Annotated alpha-Hydroxylinoleic acid alpha-Hydroxylinoleic acid is under investigation in clinical trial NCT04431258 (ABTL0812 in Combination With FOLFIRINOX for First-line Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic Study). - Drugs & Drug Targets
Drug Target Type Evening primrose oil Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 5 enzyme Evening primrose oil Fatty acid desaturase 1 enzyme Evening primrose oil Fatty acid desaturase 2 enzyme