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CHEBI:36005 - docosahexaenoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36005
ChEBI Namedocosahexaenoic acid
Stars
DefinitionAny C22 polyunsaturated fatty acid containing six double bonds.
Last Modified18 January 2017
FormulaC22H32O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass328.489
Monoisotopic Mass328.24023
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005) is a fatty acid 22:6 (CHEBI:132544)
docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005) is a long-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:15904)
docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005) is a olefinic fatty acid (CHEBI:53339)
docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005) is conjugate acid of docosahexaenoate (CHEBI:78060)
Incoming Relation(s)
DiHDPE (CHEBI:72656) has functional parent docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005)
epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (CHEBI:72654) has functional parent docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005)
hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:72790) has functional parent docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005)
all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid (CHEBI:28125) is a docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005)
docosahexaenoate (CHEBI:78060) is conjugate base of docosahexaenoic acid (CHEBI:36005)
IUPAC Name 
docosahexaenoic acid
Synonyms  Source
DHAChEBI
docosahexaenoic acidsChEBI