Docosahexaenoic acid

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docosahexaenoic acid
IUPAC name:
Synonyms: cervonic acid, see also below
Formula: C22H32O2
 Uses: natural nutrient
 Properties: omega-3 fatty acid
 Hazards:
Mass (g/mol): CAS #:
328.5 6217-54-5


Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), more correctly called docosa-4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z-hexaenoic acid, is a naturally occuring omega-3 fatty acid. It is a fatty acid that contains a linear chain of twenty-two carbon atoms, with double bonds occuring at six positions, all with the cis configuration. It is called an omega-3 fatty acid because from the aliphatic end of the molecule, always referred to as the omega carbon, the first double bond occurs at carbon 19, the omega-3 carbon.

Synonyms

  • 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid
  • cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid
  • (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (IUPAC)
  • all Z-docosahexaenoic acid
  • all cis-docosahexaenoic acid
  • Cervonic acid
  • Cervonate
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