omega-6 fatty acid

C58425
concept

An omega-6 fatty acid is a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid characterized by its first double bond occurring at the sixth carbon from the methyl (omega) end of the carbon chain, commonly found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds and involved in inflammation and cell signaling.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
long-chain fatty acid 1
omega-6 fatty acid canonical 1
polyunsaturated fatty acid 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: omega-6 fatty acid
Generated description
An omega-6 fatty acid is a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid characterized by its first double bond occurring at the sixth carbon from the methyl (omega) end of the carbon chain, commonly found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds and involved in inflammation and cell signaling.

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
ARA polyunsaturated fatty acid