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Delta 5-Desaturase and Fish

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is an omega 3 fatty acid and is essential to humans. The essentiality of ALA derives from its conversion to other longer chain fatty acids, which are in turn converted to eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are … Continue reading →

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