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tetracosahexaenoic acid

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Description

tetracosahexaenoic acid: RN given refers to (all-Z)-isomer [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

tetracosahexaenoic acid : Any C24 straight-chain fatty acid containing six C=C double bonds. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID6439582
SCHEMBL ID28597
MeSH IDM0261951

Synonyms (10)

Synonym
81247-23-6
tetracosahexaenoic acid, (all-z)-
tetracosahexaenoic acid
LMFA01030804
2e,4e,6e,8e,10e,12e-tetracosahexaenoic acid
c24:6n-12,14,16,18,20,22
(2e,4e,6e,8e,10e,12e)-tetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaenoic acid
SCHEMBL28597
tetracosahexaenic acid
fa(24:6)

Research Excerpts

Overview

Tetracosahexaenoic acid (24:6ω-3) is an intermediate in the conversion of 18:3 ω to 22:6 ω in mammals.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Tetracosahexaenoic acid (24:6ω-3) is an intermediate in the conversion of 18:3ω-3 to 22:6ω-3 in mammals. "( Exogenous tetracosahexaenoic acid modifies the fatty acid composition of human primary T lymphocytes and Jurkat T cell leukemia cells contingent on cell type.
Burdge, GC; Calder, PC; Fielding, BA; Irvine, NA; Lillycrop, KA; Miles, EA; Von Gerichten, J; West, AL, 2023
)
2.76

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" By building on nearly three decades of research primarily in cell culture and oral dosing studies, recent evidence presented focuses on in vivo kinetic modelling and compound-specific isotope abundance studies in rodents and humans that have been instrumental in expanding our knowledge of the pathway."( Updates to the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis pathway: DHA synthesis rates, tetracosahexaenoic acid and (minimal) retroconversion.
Bazinet, RP; Metherel, AH, 2019
)
0.74
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (17)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's4 (23.53)18.2507
2000's2 (11.76)29.6817
2010's9 (52.94)24.3611
2020's2 (11.76)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 21.49

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index21.49 (24.57)
Research Supply Index2.94 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.14 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index18.60 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (21.49)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (5.88%)5.53%
Reviews1 (5.88%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other15 (88.24%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]