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Preferred IUPAC name
(6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z)-Tetracosa-6,9,12,15,18,21-hexaenoic acid | |
Other names
all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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C24H36O2 | |
Molar mass | 356.550 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nisinic acid is a very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid, similar to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The lipid name is 24:6 (n-3) and the chemical name is all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid. It is not well studied, but polyunsaturated fatty acids even longer than DHA, nisinic acid included, may hold scientific promise.[1][vague]
References
[edit]- ^ Vyssotski, M. (2011). "Nisinic acid, 24: 6n-3, and other methylene-interrupted very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids". In Paige L. Gilmore (ed.). Lipids: Categories, Biological Functions and Metabolism, Nutrition and Health. pp. 199–216. ISBN 9781616684648.
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