eicosapentaenoic acid

eicosapentaenoic acid
ei·co·sa·pen·ta·e·no·ic acid .ī-kō-sə-.pen-tə-ē-.nō-ik-, -i-.nō-ik- n an omega-3 fatty acid C20H30O2 found esp. in fish oils abbr. EPA

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(EPA) ei·co·sa·pen·ta·eno·ic ac·id (EPA) (i-ko″sə-pen″tə-e-noґik) [Gr. eikosa twenty + pentaene + -ic] all cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3, polyunsaturated, 20-carbon fatty acid found almost exclusively in fish and marine animal oils; it is a substrate for cyclooxygenase. See also table accompanying fatty acid.

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  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Eicosapentaensäure Andere Namen EPA (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z) Eicosa 5,8,11,14,17 pentaensäure Icosapen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • eicosapentaenoic acid — [ˌʌɪkɒsəˌpɛnti: nəʊɪk] noun Chemistry a polyunsaturated fatty acid found especially in fish oils. Origin 1960s: from Gk eicosa twenty (the number of carbon atoms in the molecule) + penta five (the number of unsaturated bonds) + ene + oic on the… …   English new terms dictionary

  • eicosapentaenoic acid — /uy koh seuh pen teuh i noh ik, uy koh /, Biochem. See EPA. [ < Gk eikosa , comb. form of eíkosi twenty + PENTA + ENE + O + IC] * * * …   Universalium

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