essential fatty acids

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• essential fatty acids — The three fatty acids required for growth in mammals, arachidonic, linolenic and linoleic acids. Only linoleic acid needs to be supplied in the diet; the other two can be made from it …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Essential fatty acid — Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that cannot be constructed within an organism from other components (generally all references are to humans) by any known chemical pathways; and therefore mustbe obtained from the diet. The term… …   Wikipedia

• fatty acids — plural noun Acids which with glycerine form fats, some of which (essential fatty acids) cannot be synthesized by the body and must be supplied in the diet • • • Main Entry: ↑fat …   Useful english dictionary

• Essential fatty acid interactions — For introductory details to this topic, including terminology and ω 3 / ω 6 nomenclature, see the main articles at Essential fatty acid and Eicosanoid. The actions of the ω 3 (Omega 3) and ω 6 (Omega 6) essential fatty acids (EFAs) are best… …   Wikipedia

• essential fatty acid — one of a group of unsaturated fatty acids that are essential for growth but cannot be synthesized by the body. These essential fatty acids are linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids; of these, only linoleic acid need be included in the diet… …   Medical dictionary

• essential fatty acid — one of a group of unsaturated fatty acids that are essential for growth but cannot be synthesized by the body. These essential fatty acids are linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids; of these, only linoleic acid need be included in the diet… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Essential fatty acid — An unsaturated fatty acid that is essential to human health, but cannot be manufactured in the body. There are three types of essential fatty acids (EFAs): arachnoidic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid. When obtained in the diet, linoleic… …   Medical dictionary

• Fatty acids — Molecules that are long chains of lipid carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids. (Carboxylic acid is an organic acid containing the functional group COOH.) Fatty acids come from …   Medical dictionary

• fatty acids — lipid lip id n. [Gr. li pos fat.] (Chem., Biochem.) Any of a variety of oily or greasy organic compounds found as major structural components of living cells; they are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol and ether,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fatty acid desaturase — Fatty acid desaturase, type 1 Identifiers Symbol Fatty acid desaturase 1 Pfam PF00487 InterPro …   Wikipedia

• Fatty acid — Not to be confused with fat. Butyric acid, a short chain fatty acid Types of fats in food Unsaturated fat Monounsaturated fat Polyun …   Wikipedia