LNL

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID

Created:2000-08-23
Last modified:  2011-06-04
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Chemical Details
Formal Charge0
Atom Count50
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count49
Aromatic Bond Count0
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Chemical Component Summary
NameALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)(9Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid
FormulaC18 H30 O2
Molecular Weight278.43
TypeNON-POLYMER
Chemical Descriptors
TypeProgramVersionDescriptor
SMILESACDLabs10.04O=C(O)CCCCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CC
SMILESCACTVS3.341CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(O)=O
SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits1.5.0CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Canonical SMILESCACTVS3.341 CC\C=C/C/C=C\C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O
Canonical SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits1.5.0 CCC=CCC=CC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI1.03 InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h3-4,6-7,9-10H,2,5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-
InChIKeyInChI1.03 DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N
Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank data are sourced from datasets licensed under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

DrugBank IDDB00132 
Namealpha-Linolenic acid
Groups
  • withdrawn
  • approved
  • nutraceutical
  • investigational
DescriptionAlpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is a polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid. It is a component of many common vegetable oils and is important to human nutrition.
Synonyms
  • (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
  • cis,cis,cis-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid
  • all-cis-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid
  • (9,12,15)-linolenic acid
  • α-linolenic acid
Brand Names
  • Flaxseed Oil Capsules
  • Folcaps Omega-3
  • Advanced AM PM
  • UltimateCare ONE NF
  • Bio-efa Borage Gla 90 Cap
IndicationFor nutritional supplementation and for treating dietary shortage or imbalance.
Categories
  • Dietary Fats
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Fats
  • Fatty Acids
CAS number463-40-1

Drug Targets

DrugBank data are sourced from datasets licensed under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturaseMAPDPVAAETAAQGPTPRYFTWDEVAQRSGCEERWLVIDRKVYNISEFTR...unknownligand
Acyl-CoA 6-desaturaseMGKGGNQGEGAAEREVSVPTFSWEEIQKHNLRTDRWLVIDRKVYNITKWS...unknownligand
Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1MKKWSSTDLGAAADPLQKDTCPDPLDGDPNSRPPPAKPQLSTAKSRTRLF...unknowninhibitor
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2MLARALLLCAVLALSHTANPCCSHPCQNRGVCMSVGFDQYKCDCTRTGFY...unknowninhibitor
Free fatty acid receptor 1MDLPPQLSFGLYVAAFALGFPLNVLAIRGATAHARLRLTPSLVYALNLGC...unknownagonist
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL8739
PubChem 5280934
ChEMBL CHEMBL8739
ChEBI CHEBI:27432