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Eicosapentaenoic Acid (peroxide free)

Cayman Chemical Item Number 90110.1

Timnodonic Acid (peroxide free); EPA (peroxide free) (CAS 10417-94-4)

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (peroxide free) (CAS 10417-94-4)

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Description

EPA is an ω-3 fatty acid abundantly available in marine organisms. Peroxide free EPA has been chromatographed under scrupulously oxygen free conditions to insure the removal of all contaminating fatty acid peroxides. The peroxide free EPA is protected from autoxidation by the antioxidant BHT (2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxytoluene). EPA is also available without BHT (Catalog No. 90110).
Synonyms
  • Timnodonic Acid (peroxide free)
  • EPA (peroxide free)
Formal Name 5Z,​8Z,​11Z,​14Z,​17Z-​eicosapentaenoic acid
CAS Number 10417-94-4
Molecular Formula C20H30O2
Formula Weight 302.5
Formulation A solution in ethanol containing 0.1% BHT
Purity ≥98%
Stability 6 months
Storage -20°C
Shipping Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/C/C=C\CCCC(O)​=O

Background Reading

Yerram, N.R., Moore, S.A., and Spector, A.A. Eicosapentaenoic acid metabolism in brain microvessel endothelium: Effect on prostaglandin formation. J Lipid Res 30 1747-1757 (1989).

Takeuchi, H., Inoue, J., Yoshida, M., et al. Dietary effects of n-3 eicosapentaenoic acid on essential fatty acid-deficiency symptoms of rats. Agric Biol Chem 53 3225-3232 (1989).

Culp, B.R., Titus, B.G., and Lands, W.E.M. Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis by eicosapentaenoic acid. Prostaglandins Med 3 269-278 (1979).
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