Oxylipins
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004673
Eighteen-carbon cyclopentyl polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from alpha-linolenic acid via an oxidative pathway analogous to the eicosanoids in animals. Biosynthesis is inhibited by salicylates. A key member, jasmonic acid of plants, plays a similar role to arachidonic acid in animals.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004673 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Unsaturated fatty acids; Jasmone |
| Translations | Spanish: oxilipinas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004673",
"term": "Oxylipins",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Eighteen-carbon cyclopentyl polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from alpha-linolenic acid via an oxidative pathway analogous to the eicosanoids in animals. Biosynthesis is inhibited by salicylates. A key member, jasmonic acid of plants, plays a similar role to arachidonic acid in animals.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"unsaturated fatty acids",
"jasmone"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2014",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "oxilipinas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/oxylipins/"
}
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