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H7898

Sigma-Aldrich

15(S)-Hydroxy-(5Z,8Z,11Z,13E,17Z)-eicosapentaenoic acid

~100 μg/mL in ethanol, ~98%

Synonym(s):

15(S)-HEPE

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H30O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
318.45
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:

Assay

~98%

form

liquid

concentration

~100 μg/mL in ethanol

functional group

carboxylic acid

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC\C=C/C[C@H](O)\C=C\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H30O3/c1-2-3-13-16-19(21)17-14-11-9-7-5-4-6-8-10-12-15-18-20(22)23/h3-5,8-11,13-14,17,19,21H,2,6-7,12,15-16,18H2,1H3,(H,22,23)/b5-4-,10-8-,11-9-,13-3-,17-14+/t19-/m0/s1

InChI key

WLKCSMCLEKGITB-DBVSHIMFSA-N

Packaging

Packaged under Argon.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C Miller et al.
Lipids, 24(12), 998-1003 (1989-12-01)
Clinical studies have indicated that dietary fish oil may have therapeutic value in the treatment of psoriasis, a hyperproliferative, inflammatory skin disorder characterized by elevated LTB4. To evolve a possible mechanism for these beneficial effects, we determined the metabolic fate
John Climax et al.
Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(16), e016334-e016334 (2020-08-12)
Background Epeleuton is 15-hydroxy eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, a second-generation synthetic n-3 fatty acid derivative of eicosapentaenoic acid. The primary objective was to assess the effect of epeleuton on markers of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with post hoc analyses
Hiroyasu Inoue
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 63(4), 578-583 (2005-04-15)
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), a family of three nuclear receptors/transcription factors, are widely recognized as molecular targets for drugs against lifestyle related disease. In spite of intensive search for natural ligands, no truly endogenous ligand has been identified as yet.
Aude Le Bail et al.
BMC molecular biology, 9, 75-75 (2008-08-20)
Brown algae are plant multi-cellular organisms occupying most of the world coasts and are essential actors in the constitution of ecological niches at the shoreline. Ectocarpus siliculosus is an emerging model for brown algal research. Its genome has been sequenced
Christopher P Thomas et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 67(1), 156-165 (2007-02-03)
Unexpected enhancement of the topical delivery of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) across porcine skin was observed previously when fish oil was co-formulated with ketoprofen. In the current work depth profile analysis was used to probe the epidermal conversion of EPA to

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