Nisinic acid

Nisinic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z)-Tetracosa-6,9,12,15,18,21-hexaenoic acid
Other names
all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(25)26/h3-4,6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16,18-19H,2,5,8,11,14,17,20-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15-,19-18-
    Key: YHGJECVSSKXFCJ-KUBAVDMBSA-N
  • CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C24H36O2
Molar mass 356.550 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Nisinic acid is a very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid, similar to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The lipid name is 24:6 (n-3) and the chemical name is all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid. It is not well studied, but polyunsaturated fatty acids even longer than DHA, nisinic acid included, may hold scientific promise. It has biological activity and is involved in the formation of DHA, but the mechanisms are still under research.

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