Product Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid
Synonyms: doconexent;Docosahexaenoicacid,97;DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID(DHA);cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-DocosahexaenoicAcid(stabiliz;CIS-4,7,10,13,16,19-DOCOSA-PENTAENOIC ACID;4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexaenoic acid, (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-;CIS-4,7,10,13,16,19-DOCOSAHEXAENOICACID(OIL);CIS-4,7,10,13,16,19-DOCOSAHEXAENOICACID(POWDER)
CAS: 6217-54-5
MF: C22H32O2
MW: 328.49
EINECS: 612-950-9
Product Categories: Biological and chemical;Fatty Acid Derivatives & Lipids;Biochemistry;Higher Fatty Acids & Higher Alcohols;Unsaturated Higher Fatty Acids;Glycerols;6217-54-5
Docosa Hexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is a primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, sperm, testicles and retina. It can be synthesized from alphalinolenic acid or obtained directly from maternal milk or fish oil. DHA's structure is a carboxylic acid(~oic acid) with a 22-carbon chain (docosa- is Greek for 22) and six (Greek "hexa") cis double bonds (-en~); the first double bond is located at the third carbon from the omega end. Its trivial name is cervonic acid, its systematic name is all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid, and its shorthand name is 22:6(n-3) in the nomenclature of fatty acids.