Linolenic Acid

Preferred Label : Linolenic Acid;

NCIt synonyms : ALA;

NCIt related terms : Fatty Acid cis, cis, cis 18:3 n-3; .alpha.-Linolenic acid; Alpha-Linolenic Acid;

NCIt definition : An essential fatty acid belonging to the omega-3 fatty acids group. It is highly concentrated in certain plant oils and has been reported to inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandin resulting in reduced inflammation and prevention of certain chronic diseases.;

Alternative definition : CRCH: Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3 double bonds at the 3rd, 6th, and 9th carbons from the methyl end.;

UNII : 0RBV727H71;

InChIKey : DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N;

CAS number : 463-40-1;

Unit used : g;

Chemical formula : C18H30O2;

NSC code : 2042;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:27432;

Codes from synonyms : NSC0002042;

Details

Origin ID

C997;

UMLS CUI

C0125903;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Alpha-linolenic acid requirement (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Alpha-linolenic acid supplementation (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Linolenic Acid [MeSH concept]
- Linolenic acid [ICHI extension code]
- Wings, Animal [MeSH Descriptor]
- alpha-linolenic acid [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- linolenic acid [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- linolenic acids [MeSH concept]
- linolenic acids [MeSH Descriptor]
- suprarostral ala [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Linolenic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- alpha-Linolenic acid [MeSH concept]
- alpha-linolenic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
- linolenic acid [SNOMED Notion]
- linolenic acid [Substance BNPC]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Linolenic acid [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Linolenic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- alpha-Linolenic acid [MeSH concept]
- alpha-linolenic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
- linolenic acid [Substance BNPC]
- linolenic acid [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Linolenic acid [ICD-11 Extension code]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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