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Docosapentaenoic acid
Introduction
Docosapentaenoic acid designates any straight chain 22:5 fatty acid.
- See essential fatty acid#Nomenclature for nomenclature.
Two isomers are of particular interest
- all-cis-7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid is an ω-3 fatty acid with the trivial name clupanodonic acid, commonly called DPA. It is an intermediary between eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 ω-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 ω-3). Seal oil is a rich source.[1]
- all-cis-4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic acid is an ω-6 fatty acid with the trivial name Osbond acid. It is formed by an elongation and desaturation of arachidonic acid 20:4 ω-6. In mammals, clupanodonic acid deficiency is accompanied by an increase of this isomer; the Osbond/DHA ratio is thus a marker of dietary DHA sufficiency.[2] However, this usage has been questioned.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Omega 3 Seal Oil Studies and Research. “The Studies of Seal Oil”. Retrieved February 8. Unknown parameter
|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Gerard Hornstra (September 2007). “Essential Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Early Human Development”. Fats of Life Newsletter. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ Sheila M Innis, Ziba Vaghri and D Janette King. “n–6 Docosapentaenoic acid is not a predictor of low docosahexaenoic acid status in Canadian preschool children”. Retrieved July 17. Unknown parameter
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