RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0139466
RefMet namegamma-Linolenic acid
Alternative nameFA 18:3(6Z,9Z,12Z)
Systematic name6Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 18:3 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass278.224580 (neutral)
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FormulaC18H30O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile573 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10,12-13H,2-5,8,11,14-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-,
13-12-
InChIKeyVZCCETWTMQHEPK-QNEBEIHSSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassUnsaturated FA
Distribution of gamma-Linolenic acid in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting gamma-Linolenic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID5280933
LIPID MAPSLMFA01030141
ChEBI ID28661
KEGG IDC06426
HMDB IDHMDB0003073
Chemspider ID4444436
MetaCyc IDCPD-8117
Spectral data for gamma-Linolenic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving gamma-Linolenic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08181 gamma-Linolenoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + (6Z,9Z,12Z)-Octadecatrienoic acidgamma-Linolenoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + (6Z,9Z,12Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid

Table of KEGG human pathways containing gamma-Linolenic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids 1
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