| Compound | Description |
|---|
| docosahexaenoate | |
| oleic acid | An unsaturated fatty acid that is the most widely distributed and abundant fatty acid in nature. It is used commercially in the preparation of oleates and lotions, and as a pharmaceutical solvent. (Stedman, 26th ed) |
| eicosapentaenoic acid | Important polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish oils. It serves as the precursor for the prostaglandin-3 and thromboxane-3 families. A diet rich in eicosapentaenoic acid lowers serum lipid concentration, reduces incidence of cardiovascular disorders, prevents platelet aggregation, and inhibits arachidonic acid conversion into the thromboxane-2 and prostaglandin-2 families. |
| linoleic acid | A doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycosides. It is an essential fatty acid in mammalian nutrition and is used in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and cell membranes. (From Stedman, 26th ed) |
| gamma-linolenic acid | An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a biosynthetic precursor of monoenoic prostaglandins such as PGE1. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) |
| alpha-linolenic acid | A fatty acid that is found in plants and involved in the formation of prostaglandins. |
| stearic acid | |
| palmitic acid | A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids. |
| hexacosanoic acid | a C(26) saturated acid |
| octacosanoic acid | RN given refers to parent |
| lignoceric acid | RN given refers to parent cpd; structure |
| 8,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoic acid, Z-isomer | |
| arachidonic acid | An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. |
| 8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid | A 20-carbon-chain fatty acid, unsaturated at positions 8, 11, and 14. It differs from arachidonic acid, 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid, only at position 5. |
| erucic acid | RN given for parent cpd without isomeric designation |
| nervonic acid | RN given refers to (Z)-isomer |
| 8-octadecenoic acid, (Z)-isomer | |
| cis-vaccenic acid | isomer of oleic acid |
| eicosenoic acid | structure in first source |
| hexadecenoic acid | |
| 6,9-linoleic acid | |
| pinolenic acid | |
| stearidonic acid | RN given refers to cpd with unknown MF; 18:4 n-3 fatty acid |
| 11,14,17-eicosatrienoate | |
| mead acid | also known as 20:3(n-9) |
| adrenic acid | RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation |
| docosapentaenoic acid | |
| eicosa-11,14-dienoic acid, (z,z)-isomer | |
| behenic acid | RN given refers to parent cpd; structure |
| arachidic acid | |
| palmitoleic acid | factor capable of converting CaATPase into MgATPase; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation |
| tetracosapentaenoic acid | RN given refers to (all-Z)-isomer |