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Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester
- CAS number
- 86227-47-6
- Molecular formula
- C22H34O2
- Molecular weight
- 330.5 g/mol
About this molecule
Ethyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosapentaenoate is a long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosapentaenoic acid with the hydroxy group of ethanol. It has a role as an antidepressant, an antipsychotic agent, an anticholesteremic drug, a prodrug and a marine metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester and a polyunsaturated fatty ester. It is functionally related to an all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoic acid.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- ethyl (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoate
- InChIKey
- SSQPWTVBQMWLSZ-AAQCHOMXSA-N
- SMILES
- CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCC(=O)OCC
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 150324-18-8
- PubChem CID
- 9831415
Also known as
Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester · ethyl icosapentate · ICOSAPENT ETHYL · Epadel · ethyl eicosapentaenoate · Vascepa · EPA ethyl ester · Timnodonic acid ethyl ester
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