RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet ID	RM0139466
RefMet name	gamma-Linolenic acid
Alternative name	FA 18:3(6Z,9Z,12Z)
Systematic name	6Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid
Synonyms	PubChem Synonyms
Sum Composition	FA 18:3	View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass	278.224580 (neutral)	Calculate m/z: (Choose adduct) [M+H]+ [M+H-H2O]+ [M.]+ [M+2H]2+ [M+3H]3+ [M+4H]4+ [M+K]+ [M+2K]2+ [M+2K-H]+ [M+Na]+ [M+2Na]2+ [M+2Na-H]+ [M+Li]+ [M+2Li]2+ [M+NH4]+ [M.CH3]+ [M+Ag]+ [M+H+CH3OH]+ [M+H+CH3CN]+ [M+H+2CH3CN]+ [M+Na+CH3CN]+ [M.NaFormate+H]+ [M.NH4Formate+H]+ [M.TMSi]+ [M.tBuDMSi]+ [M+H-Hexose]+ [M+H-EtnP]+ [M+H-SerP]+ [M-H]- [M-H-H2O]- [M-CH3]- [M-2H]2- [M-3H]3- [M-4H]4- [M+Cl]- [M+OAc]- [M+Na-2H]- [M+K-2H]- [M.Formate]- [M.NaFormate-H]- [M.NH4Formate-H]- [M.F]- [M-H-Ser]- [M.HF2]- M(neutral)    View other RefMet entries with this exact (neutral) mass:   +/- 0.05 amu   +/- 0.1 amu   +/- 0.2 amu   +/- 0.5 amu
Formula	C18H30O2	View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile	573 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChI	InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10,12-13H,2-5,8,11,14-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-, 13-12-
InChIKey	VZCCETWTMQHEPK-QNEBEIHSSA-N	View other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILES	CCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super Class	Fatty Acyls
Main Class	Fatty acids
Sub Class	Unsaturated FA
Distribution of gamma-Linolenic acid in NMDR studies
Species	Plot Species distribution
Sample source	Plot Sample source(tissue) distribution
Platform	Platform (MS/NMR) used for detection
Chromatography	Chromatography methods used for detection
Studies	NMDR Studies reporting gamma-Linolenic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID	5280933
LIPID MAPS	LMFA01030141
ChEBI ID	28661
KEGG ID	C06426
HMDB ID	HMDB0003073
Chemspider ID	4444436
MetaCyc ID	CPD-8117
Spectral data for gamma-Linolenic acid standards
MassBank(EU)	View MS spectra
Structural annotation level
Annotation level	1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving gamma-Linolenic acid

Rxn ID	KEGG Reaction	Enzyme
R08181	gamma-Linolenoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + (6Z,9Z,12Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid	gamma-Linolenoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + (6Z,9Z,12Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid

Table of KEGG human pathways containing gamma-Linolenic acid

Pathway ID	Human Pathway	# of reactions
hsa01040	Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids	1