Omega-6 masne kiseline (naziva se i ω-6 masne kiseline ili n-6 masnih kiselina) su obitelj proupalnih i protuupalnih polinezasićenih masnih kiselina kojima je zajednička konačna dvostruka veza ugljika i ugljika u položaju n-6, To je, šesta obveznica, counting from the methyl end.
The biological effects of the omega-6 fatty acids are largely produced during and after physical activity for the purpose of promoting growth and during the inflammatory cascade to halt cell damage and promote cell repair by their conversion to omega-6 eicosanoids that bind to diverse receptors found in every tissue of the body.
