Figure 1From: Menhaden oil, but not safflower or soybean oil, aids in restoring the polyunsaturated fatty acid profile in the novel delta-6-desaturase null mouseA) The normal n-6 and n-3 fatty acid metabolic pathway. B) In the absence of Δ6 desaturase, Δ5 desaturase and elongases metabolize LA and ALA to produce 3 novel fatty acids: 20:3(Δ7, 11, 14); 20:4(Δ7, 11, 14, 17), and 22:4(Δ9, 13, 16, 19).Back to article page