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omega-3 fatty acids

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004581

A group of fatty acids, often of marine origin, which have the first unsaturated bond in the third position from the omega carbon.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004581
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsn-3 fatty acids; omega 3 fatty acids; omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsounsaturated fatty acids; docosapentaenoic acid; perilla oil; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; salmon oil; fatty fish; fish oils
TranslationsSpanish: ácidos grasos omega-3
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004581",
  "term": "omega-3 fatty acids",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A group of fatty acids, often of marine origin, which have the first unsaturated bond in the third position from the omega carbon.",
  "synonyms": [
    "n-3 fatty acids",
    "omega 3 fatty acids",
    "omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "unsaturated fatty acids",
    "docosapentaenoic acid",
    "perilla oil",
    "docosahexaenoic acid",
    "eicosapentaenoic acid",
    "salmon oil",
    "fatty fish",
    "fish oils"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ácidos grasos omega-3"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/omega-3-fatty-acids/"
}

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