EPA

Химические свойства

Colorless Oil

Использование

cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid has been used:

• to test pharmacologic effect on steatosis in hepatocytes
• as an analytical standard in Raman spectra measurements to characterize human breast cancer samples
• in lipid peroxidation assay in mouse embryonic fibroblasts and in pre-treatment of cells for cell viability studies

Определение

ChEBI: An icosapentaenoic acid having five cis-double bonds at positions 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17.

Общее описание

Eicosapentaenoic acid (cis-5,8,11,14,17), also known as EPA, is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid. Studies suggests that EPA as well as other fatty acids can serve as biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, and nutritional and metabolic disorders. This certified solution standard is suitable for use as starting material in the preparation of linearity standards, calibrators, or controls in mass spectrometry-based EPA testing applications such as assessment of cardiovascular?disease risk and fatty acid deficiency, and detection and quantification of EPA in nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.