Eicosapentaenoic Acid-d5 Ethyl Ester

• Catalog No.: E477807
• M. F.: C22H34O2
• M. W.: 330.50416

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: ethyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-(19,19,20,20,20-^2H₅)icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoate
• IUPAC Traditional name: ethyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-(19,19,20,20,20-^2H₅)icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoate
• Synonyms: Ethyl Eicosapentaenoate-d5; Timnodonic Acid-d5 Ethyl Ester; (all-Z)-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid-d5 Ethyl Ester; Epadel; (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid-d5 Ethyl Ester; cis-Eicosapentaenoic Acid-d5 Ethyl Ester

DETAILS

Description (English)

Important polyunsaturated fatty acid of the marine food chain that serves as a precursor for the prostaglandin-3 and thromboxane-3 families. It differs from arachidonic acid (the eicosatetraenoic acid that is a precursor for the prostaglandin and thrombox

REFERENCES

• Bergstrom, S., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 239, PC 4006 (1964)
• Srivastava, K.C., et al.: Biochem. Exp. Biol., 16, 317 (1964)
• Kremer, J.M., et al.: Ann. Intern. Med., 106, 497 (1964)
• DiGiacomo, R.A., et al.: Am. J. Med., 86, 158 (1964)