Omega-3 / omega-6 fatty acid elongation

biosynthesis · cardiovascular · immune-hematologic · nervous

Omega-3 / omega-6 fatty acid elongation. specialized pro-resolving mediators. Biosynthesis pathway. Mammals lack the desaturases to make omega-3 (ω3) and omega-6 (ω6)…

Modulators

• epa-dha — substrate
• aspirin — activator
• alpha-linolenic-acid — substrate
• epa — substrate
• dha — substrate
• dpa — substrate
• gla — substrate

Sources: PMID:14564313