Fig 1. Schematic pathway of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthesis.
The map shows the elongation and desaturation steps of omega 3 (n-3) and omega 6 (n-6) fatty acids connected to the major actions of ELOVL5, ELOVL2, FADS1 and FADS2.
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