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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2025; 17(3): 102286
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i3.102286
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i3.102286
Table 1 Biochemical structure of omega-6 subtypes
Omega family | Common name | Systematic name | Abbreviations |
n-6 | LA | all-cis-9,12-octadecadienoic acid | 18:2n-6 or 18:2 |
GLA | all-cis-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid | 18:3n-6 or 18:3 | |
DGLA | all-cis-8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid | 20:3n-6 or 20:3 | |
AA | all-cis-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid | 20:4n-6 or 20:4 | |
DTA | all-cis-7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid | 22:4n-6 or 22:4 | |
Tetracosatetraenoic acid (TTA n-6) | all-cis-9,12,13 ,5,18-tetracosatetraenoic acid | 24:4n-6 or 24:4 | |
Tetracosapentaenoic acid (TPA n-6) | all-cis-6,9,12,15,18-tetracosapentaenoic acid | 24:5n-6 or 24:6 | |
DPA n-6 | all-cis-4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic acid | 22:5n-6 or 22:5 |
- Citation: Hegazy MA, Ahmed SM, Sultan SM, Afifi OF, Mohamed MA, Azab AE, Hassanen MA, Zaben RK. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Friends or foes. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(3): 102286
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v17/i3/102286.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i3.102286