Description
A VLCPUFA; has been found in tunny, herring, cod-liver, pilot whale, sardine, and squalus-suclii-liver oils, and bovine retina; a component of triglycerides and cholesterol esters in mouse and rat testis; produced from dietary linolenic acid via a series of elongation and Δ6-desaturation reactions in fish and rat brain; undergoes β-oxidation to form DHA
Formal name: 6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z-tetracosahexaenoic acid
Synonyms: 24:6 (n-3)|all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-Tetracosahexaenoic acid|Nisinic acid
Molecular weight: 356.5
CAS: 68378-49-4
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solution in ethanol
Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Fatty Acids||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry|Fatty Acids