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. 2020 Apr 30;21(9):3183. doi: 10.3390/ijms21093183

Figure 3.

Figure 3

n-6 and n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) biosynthesis pathways from linoleic acid (LA) and α-linolenic acid (ALA) in animals, including ruminants. Adapted from Pereira et al. [33]. ELOVL2 and 5 = fatty acid elongase 2 and 5; FADS1 and 2 = fatty acid desaturase 1 and 2.