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From: The inverse association between relative abundances of oleic acid and arachidonic acid is related to alpha -linolenic acid

Figure 3

A hypothesis suggested to explain the inverse association between relative abundances of OA and AA in chicken breast muscle lipids, based upon our previous and the present results. According to the hypothesis, OA may inhibit synthesis of AA from LA (inverse relationship between % OA and the AA/LA ratio). Conversely, AA may inhibit formation of OA from stearic acid (inverse relationship between % AA and the OA/Stearic acid ratio, the product/precursor estimate of Delta9 desaturase). In addition, the OA/AA ratio may be governed by ALA, which may stimulate OA formation (positive association between ALA and the OA/Stearic acid ratio), and inhibit synthesis of AA from LA (negative association between ALA and the AA/LA ratio).

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