Term Name: omega-6 fatty acid
Synonyms: omega-6 fatty acid, omega-6 fatty acids
Definition: A family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n-6 position, i.e., the sixth bond from the methyl end of the fatty acid.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:36009]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: essential fatty acid polyunsaturated fatty acid
has subtype: (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z)-docosa-4,7,10,13,16-pentaenoic acid (6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z)-tetracosapentaenoic acid (8E,10E,12Z)-octadecatrienoic acid (8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z,20Z)-hexacosapentaenoic acid (9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z)-tetracosatetraenoic acid (10Z,13Z,16Z)-docosatrienoic acid (10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z,22Z)-octacosapentaenoic acid (11Z,14Z,17Z,20Z)-hexacosatetraenoic acid (12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z,24Z)-triacontapentaenoic acid (13Z,16Z,19Z,22Z)-octacosatetraenoic acid (14Z,17Z,20Z,23Z,26Z)-dotriacontapentaenoic acid (15Z,18Z,21Z,24Z)-triacontatetraenoic acid (16Z,19Z,22Z,25Z,28Z)-tetratriacontapentaenoic acid (17Z,20Z,23Z,26Z)-dotriacontatetraenoic acid (18Z,21Z,24Z,27Z,30Z)-hexatriacontapentaenoic acid (19Z,22Z,25Z,28Z)-tetratriacontatetraenoic acid (20Z,23Z,26Z,29Z,32Z)-octatriacontapentaenoic acid (21Z,24Z,27Z,30Z)-hexatriacontatetraenoic acid (23Z,26Z,29Z,32Z)-octatriacontatetraenoic acid all-cis-docosa-7,10,13,16-tetraenoic acid arachidonic acid cis-4-decenoic acid fatty acid 18:3-omega-3omega-6 fatty acid 20:3-omega-3omega-6 fatty acid 20:4-omega-6 fatty acid 22:5-omega-6 gamma-linolenic acid linoelaidic acid linoleic acid
inverse has_functional_parent: lysophosphatidylcholine 0:0/20:3-omega-3omega-6 lysophosphatidylcholine 18:3-omega-3omega-6 lysophosphatidylcholine 18:3-omega-3omega-6/0:0 lysophosphatidylcholine 20:3-omega-3omega-6 lysophosphatidylcholine 20:3-omega-3omega-6/0:0 lysophosphatidylcholine 22:5-omega-6 lysophosphatidylcholine 22:5-omega-6/0:0 lysophosphatidylethanolamine 20:3-omega-3omega-6 lysophosphatidylethanolamine 22:5-omega-6