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Oxylipins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Oxylipins
Tree Number(s)
D10.251.355.645
Unique ID
D054883
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054883
Scope Note
Eighteen-carbon cyclopentyl polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID via an oxidative pathway analogous to the EICOSANOIDS in animals. Biosynthesis is inhibited by SALICYLATES. A key member, jasmonic acid of PLANTS, plays a similar role to ARACHIDONIC ACID in animals.
Entry Term(s)
Oxylipin
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Fatty Acids (1991-2007)
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
2007/07/09
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Oxylipins Preferred
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