title: Fatty acid nomenclature. A short review.
abstract: The nomenclature of the chemical structure of fatty acids can be confusing and should be standardized. Criteria for a suitable terminology are proposed, and the recommendation is made that use of the 'n' and 'omega' systems comes closest to meeting these criteria.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000502:physiology; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000502:physiology; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential