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Possible Interaction: Linolenic Acid and Fatty Acids, Omega-6

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

In addition to its own direct … on cardiac arrhythmias (10,11), dietary alpha-linolenic acid does not accumulate within cells, induces a … shift in the endogenous metabolism of n-6 fatty acids (18), and inhibits the elongation and desaturation of linoleic … (18:2 n-6) into arachidonic acid (19).
The American journal of medicine  •  2002  |  View Paper
In fact, ALA has a strong inhibitory effect on omega-6 metabolic pathway.
Minerva cardioangiologica  •  2006  |  View Paper