A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition in the formation of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids in the body.
essential fatty acid, emollient and emulsifier.
Also known as vitamin K, an essential fatty acid. Used for redness reduction properties.
LA is found in processed foods, margarine, and vegetable oils. LA helps improve skin conditions. It may also be partially converted to GLA in the body. The typical North American diet includes an excess of LA, so we do not need to worry about supplementation with this fatty acid.
a liquid unsaturated fatty acid essential in animal nutrition
This short-chain omega-6 fatty acid can be easily converted into arachidonic acid. Linoleic acid is the most common of all essential fatty acids.
one of the polyunsaturated fats, a constituent of lecithin; known as vitamin F; indispensable for life, and must be obtained from foods.
an important component of many of the unsaturated fats. It is widely found inoils from plants. A diet with a high linoleic acid content tends to lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
LA, 18:2,w-6. Fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, the first of which (counting from the terminal methyl end) lies between carbon 6 and carbon 7.
an essential fatty acid that prevents skin dryness and roughness.
An essential fatty acid necessary for growth in animals.
An essential fatty acid (EFA) that your body cannot make itself. It is found in polyunsaturated oils such as safflower, sunflower, walnut oil, etc. This is considered a type of 'good' fat. You need approxiamately 2% of your daily calories as EFA's.
An essential fatty acid found in many plants and in fish, especially cold-water fish such as mackerel and cod. See also Omega-6 fatty acids.
A straight chain, unsaturated, 18-carbon fatty acid with two double bonds, occurring in many vegetable oils. It is an essential fatty acid that cannot be synthesized by animal tissue and must be obtained in the diet.
An 18 carbon long omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid Synonyms: LA (C18:2n-6) Essential fatty acid not made by human body Important component of cell membranes especially the epidermis Excess linked to cancer and inflammation Food sources: vegetable oils and grain fed meats
This is an essential fatty acid and, more specifically, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid. Good sources of this fatty acid are safflower oil and soybean oil.
a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, which is a major constituent of vegetable oils, especially sunflower or safflower oils
A yellow oily liquid that occurs as a glyceride in linseed and many other drying vegetable oils.
a vital fatty acid that fattens skin cells.
an essential fatty acid needed to produce fat in the body.
An essential fatty acid. Linoleic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid that serves as the parent compound in the synthesis of other omega-6 fatty acids such as arachidonic acid.
n] a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid (see polyunsaturated fats) abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; also used to make soap ( saponification). find all NHC pages containing: linoleic acid
One of the two polyunsaturated fatty acids found in soybean oil. Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids can lower blood lipid levels and thus lower cholesterol. Approximately 50 percent of soybean oil is this essential fatty acid.
Linoleic acid (LA) is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid. It is a colorless liquid. In physiological literature, it is called 18:2(n-6).