Omega-6+Fatty+Acid

The biological effects of the //n//−6 fatty acids are largely mediated by their conversion to //n//-6 [|eicosanoids] that bind to diverse receptors found in every tissue of the body. The conversion of tissue [|arachidonic acid] (20:4n-6) to n-6 [|prostaglandin] and n-6 [|leukotriene] [|hormones] provides many targets for pharmaceutical drug development and treatment to diminish excessive n-6 actions in atherosclerosis[|[2]], asthma, arthritis, vascular disease, thrombosis, immune-inflammatory processes, and tumor
 * //n//−6 fatty acids** (popularly referred to as **ω−6 fatty acids** or **omega-6 fatty acids**) are a family of [|unsaturated] [|fatty acids] that have in common a final carbon–carbon [|double bond] in the [|//n//−6] position, that is, the sixth bond, counting from the methyl end.[|[1]]