Why Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid?

Linoleic acid and linolenic acid are unsaturated fatty acids that are not biosynthesised in the mammalian cells and therefore should be supplied in the diet. So they are two essential fatty acids. As these two fatty acids have double beyond the 9th carbon in the chain, they can't be biosynthesized from oleic acid.

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[erval]

I wanted to see what linoleic acid is good for in your body, didn't expect an advanced chemistry class haha

[sociallylame]

Thank you so much! I was struggling with my biochemistry because my professor didn't explain this!

[hicksville]

Thanks for the info. Just saw something talking about this acid.

[hiteshvishwakarma]

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[cps_Zen_Run]

You wrote the structure with trans double bonds. The double bonds should be cis.

[natarajtribino]

I don't see how this lecture showed how either is essential for humans

[ProteoEuthismos]

Linoleic acid is bad for the body actually

[rajeevdsamuel]

Linoleic acid/Linolenic acid is also used as VARNISH 🥺

[savewldlife]

Wow, I could only understand half of what he was saying! How about using an "English speaking" spokesperson WITHOUT the "East Indian" accent!!