Common Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Common Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Table
Common polyunsaturated fatty acids
trivial name systematic name number of carbons in chain typical sources
linoleic acid cis-9-, cis-12-octadecadienoic acid 18 corn oil, animal tissues, bacteria
linolenic acid cis-9-, cis-12-, cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid
5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid
8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid
7,10,13-docosatrienoic acid
8,11,14-docosatrienoic acid 18
20
20
22
22

animal tissues

brain tissue
phospholipids

arachidonic acid 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid
4,7,10,13-docosatetraenoic acid
4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid 20
22
22 liver, brain tissue
brain tissue
brain tissue
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