alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) metabolism

Burdge GC. Metabolism of alpha-linolenic acid in humans. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2006 Sep;75(3):161–8. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2006.05.013. PMID: 16828546.; Chen Q, Nilsson Å. Desaturation and chain elongation of n - 3 and n - 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human CaCo-2 cell line. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1993 Feb;1166(2-3):193–201. doi: 10.1016/0005-2760(93)90097-s.

Metabolites

CO2

Formula: CO2 (43.98983)

CAS ID: 124-38-9

H2O

Formula: H2O (18.0105642)

CAS ID: 7732-18-5

Hydrogen peroxide

Formula: H2O2 (34.0054792)

CAS ID: 7722-84-1

Magnesium cation

Formula: Mg (23.98505)

CAS ID: 22537-22-0

NADP+

Formula: C21H29N7O17P3 (744.0832754)

CAS ID: 53-59-8

NADPH

Formula: C21H30N7O17P3 (745.0911)

CAS ID: 2646-71-1

Oxygen

Formula: O2 (31.98983)

CAS ID: 7782-44-7

ATP(4-)

Formula: C10H12N5O13P3 (502.9644492)

CAS ID:

NAD(1-)

Formula: C21H26N7O14P2 (662.1012936000001)

CAS ID: 53-84-9

ADP(3-)

Formula: C10H12N5O10P2 (424.0059412)

CAS ID:



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
1.3.3.-
1.14.19.37 acyl-CoA 5-desaturase acyl-CoA,acceptor:oxygen oxidoreductase (5,6 cis-dehydrogenating)
1.14.19.44 acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase DELTA8-acyl-CoA,ferrocytochrome b5:oxygen oxidoreductase (5,6-cis-dehydrogenating)
2.3.1.199 very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase malonyl-CoA:very-long-chain acyl-CoA malonyltransferase (decarboxylating and thioester-hydrolysing)


Proteins

Protein ID name full name