Biologically Active Substance
docosahexaenoic acid
Definitions related to docosahexaenoic acid:
  • A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons and 6 double bonds.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • A polyunsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and 6 double bonds. Four separate isomers can be called by this name.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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