5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaynoic acid, methyl ester

Uses

Methyl Eicosapentaenoic Acid is an impurity of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (E477800). Eicosapentaenoic Acid is an 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 thromboxane-2 families) by the extra double bond between the third and fourth carbons from the “methyl end” of the molecule. Antilipemic.