Reaction: Gamolenic acid to 1 product
- Reaction
- Reaction type
- elongation
- Direction
- Major circulating metabolite?
- Yes
- Spontaneous?
- Yes
- Activity
- active
- References
- Chilton-Lopez, Surette ME, Swan DD, Fonteh AN, Johnson MM, Chilton FH: Metabolism of gammalinolenic acid in human neutrophils. J Immunol. 1996 Apr 15;156(8):2941-7. [Article]
- Sergeant S, Rahbar E, Chilton FH: Gamma-linolenic acid, Dihommo-gamma linolenic, Eicosanoids and Inflammatory Processes. Eur J Pharmacol. 2016 Aug 15;785:77-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 Apr 12. [Article]
- Chiropractic Resource Organization: Gamma-linolenic Acid (GLA) Monograph [File]
- Comments
- Not Available
- Enzymes
Enzyme Km Vmax Role Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 5 Not Available Not Available implied