Omega-6-fettsyror (även kallad ω-6 fettsyror eller N-6-fettsyror) är en familj av proinflammatoriska och antiinflammatoriska fleromättade fettsyror som har gemensamt en slutlig kol-kol-dubbelbindning i N-6-positionen, Det är, Den sjätte obligationen, 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.
