title: [A catalogue of fatty acids].
abstract: Fatty acids structure and function is an area of renewed interest because of its effects on plasma lipids, biosynthesis of prostaglandins, leucotrienes and thromboxanes, and the obligatory demands of some fatty acids, especially for the newborn. Fatty acids are identified in three different ways: by the classical nomenclature, by its trivial name, and by the new methods also known as the omega system. These three different methods have created some confusion. The aim of this article is to revise fatty acids chemical structure and to compile a list of nutritional important fatty acids with the three different terminologies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Móstoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Canalejo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martín Peña
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gómez Molero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz Galiana
mesh_terms: D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids
vernacular_title: Un catálogo de ácidos grasos.