Asidi ya mafuta ya Omega-6 (pia inajulikana kama ω-6 asidi ya mafuta au asidi ya mafuta ya n-6) ni familia ya asidi ya mafuta ya polyunsaturated ya uchochezi na ya kupambana na uchochezi ambayo ina kawaida dhamana ya mwisho ya kaboni-kaboni mara mbili katika nafasi ya N-6, Hiyo ni, Dhamana ya Sita, 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.
