Abstract
Essential fatty acids (EFA) belong to two families, those with the n-6 configuration (first double bond at the sixth carbon from the methyl terminal) and those with the n-3 configuration (first double bond at the third carbon from the methyl terminal) (see Fig. 6-1). The parent fatty acids of these two families (linoleic acid, 18:2n-6; and α-linoleic acid, 18:3n-3) cannot be synthesized in vivo,and hence are considered to be essential (Fig. 6-1). Their products are formed by stepwise desaturation and elongation reactions characteristic of the metabolism of long-chain fatty acids.
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Prasad, A.S. (1993). Zinc and Lipid Metabolism. In: Biochemistry of Zinc. Biochemistry of the Elements, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9444-1_6
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