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    Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5(n-3). It also...
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    Ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid (E-EPA, icosapent ethyl), sold under the brand name Vascepa among others, is a medication used to treat dyslipidemia and...
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  • of omega−3 fatty acids involved in human physiology are α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA can be...
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    eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA, 20:4 ω-3), desaturation at the fifth carbon of eicosatetraenoic acid by a delta 5 desaturase to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5...
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  • 10,12,14-pentaenoic acid, numerical representation 20:5 (5,8,10,12,14), n-6, molecular weight 302.46 g·mol−1. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has 20 carbons...
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  • desaturated fatty acids, most of which also have a longer carbon chain: ω-3 fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA (20:5n-3) docosahexaenoic acid or DHA (22:6n-3)...
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    7-8, 10-11, 13-14, and 16-17. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), i.e. 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z-eicosapentaenoic acid is an ω-3 fatty acid with five cis double bonds,...
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  • timnodonic acid) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA 4,7,10,13,16,19-22:6n-3 or cervonic acid) in the metabolic pathway of DHA in eucaryotes. Eicosapentaenoic acid is...
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    act on linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid when presented not...
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    Omega-3-acid ethyl esters are a mixture of ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid and ethyl docosahexaenoic acid, which are ethyl esters of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic...
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