Organic Chemical
docosatrienoic acid
Definitions related to docosatrienoic acid:
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A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons and 3 double bonds.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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A polyunsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and exactly 3 double bonds. Double bonds for docosatrienoic acid can be originating from either the (3rd, 6th and 9th), the (5th, 11th and 17th), the (7th, 13th and 19th) or the (9th, 12th and 15th) positions from the methyl end.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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