eicosapentaenoic acid
Meaning
Noun
- An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), having 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3, thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids
Related
Similar words
- EPA
- icosapentaenoic acid
- timnodonic acid
- 20:5(n-3)
Origin
- eicosa- + -penta acid. (The eicosa- prefix refers to the 20 carbon atoms. The penta infix refers to the five double bonds. The -(e)noic suffix generically denotes fatty acids.)
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