Nisinic acid

Nisinic acid is a very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid, similar to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The lipid name is 24:6 (n-3) and the chemical name is all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid. It is not well studied, but polyunsaturated fatty acids even longer than DHA, nisinic acid included, may hold scientific promise.^[1][vague] It has biological activity and is involved in the formation of DHA, but the mechanisms are still under research.^[2][3][4][5]

Nisinic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name (6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z,18Z,21Z)-Tetracosa-6,9,12,15,18,21-hexaenoic acid
Other names all-cis-6,9,12,15,18,21-tetracosahexaenoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	68378-49-4 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	9967286
PubChem CID	11792612
UNII	L8L6GYZ1ZX Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID801318739
InChI InChI=1S/C24H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(25)26/h3-4,6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16,18-19H,2,5,8,11,14,17,20-23H2,1H3,(H,25,26)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15-,19-18- Key: YHGJECVSSKXFCJ-KUBAVDMBSA-N
SMILES CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C24H36O2
Molar mass	356.550 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references