Medical Definition of Gamma-linolenic acid

1. (z,z,z)-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid. An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a biosynthetic precursor of monoenoic prostaglandins such as pge1. Chemical name: 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamma-linolenic Acid

gamma-globulins
gamma-glutamate (glutamate gamma-) carboxypeptidase
gamma-glutamylcyclotransferase
gamma-glutamylcysteine
gamma-glutamylhistamine synthetase
gamma-glutamyltransferase
gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
gamma-glutamyl cycle
gamma-glutamyl dipeptidase
gamma-glutamyl hydrolase
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
gamma-guanidinobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase
gamma-interferon
gamma-iodopropyleneglycol
gamma-l-glutamyl-l-cysteinylglycine
gamma-linolenic acid (current term)
gamma-oxalomesaconate hydratase
gamma-tocopherol
gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase
gamma-tolerance
gammacism
gammadia
gammadion
gammagram
gammaherpesvirinae
gammas
gammatia
gammation
gamma acid
gamma alcoholism

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