form, the chemical structure of stearidonic acid is:
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Examples

Polyunsaturated fatty acids with 16- and 18-carbon chains are sometimes classified as short chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (SC-PUFA), as opposed to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), which have more than 18 carbon atoms.

Both the essential fatty acids are SC-PUFA with an 18-carbon chain:

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