Chemicals and Drugs

Conjugated Linoleic Acids

A collective term for a group of around nine geometric and positional isomers of LINOLEIC ACID in which the trans/cis double bonds are conjugated, where double bonds alternate with single bonds.

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A collective term for a group of around nine geometric and positional isomers of LINOLEIC ACID in which the trans/cis double bonds are conjugated, where double bonds alternate with single bonds.

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6 entry terms
  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid
  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
  • Linoleic Acids, Conjugated
  • Acid, Conjugated Linoleic
  • Acids, Conjugated Linoleic
  • Linoleic Acid, Conjugated

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

LINOLEIC ACID is also available

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History Note

2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Linoleic Acid (1992-2003)

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  1. D10w.251w.355w.343w.500.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Conjugated Linoleic Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044243. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044243
  2. Conjugated Linoleic Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjugated_linoleic_acid
  3. Conjugated Linoleic Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56696202