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linolenic acid; 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid; alpha-linolenic acid; 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid, (z,z,z)-

Name(s) linolenic acid; 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid; alpha-linolenic acid; 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid, (z,z,z)-
Scientific name(s) linolenic acid; linolenate; (9z,12z,15z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid; a-linolenic acid; cis,cis,cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid; all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid; (z，z，z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
Formula C18H30O2
Molecular mass 278.436
IUPAC name (9z,12z,15z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid
INCHI 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-
SMILE CC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O
CAS ID 463-40-1; 28290-79-1
PubChem ID 5280934
DrugBank ID DB00132
CHEBI ID 27432
Description An essential fatty acid_x000D_ _x000D_ alpha-Linolenic acid (Not to be confused with linoleic acid) is an organic compound found in many common vegetable oils. In terms of its structure, it is named all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 18:3 (n?3).