Fig. 2.
A schematic representation of the conventional LC-PUFA Δ6-biosynthetic pathway from linoleic and α-linolenic acid precursors. The alternative Δ8-pathway utilizes a Δ9-elongase and Δ8-desaturase to produce DGLA and ETA, respectively
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