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]

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Nisinic acid
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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
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UNII
  • 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
  • CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC(=O)O
Properties
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).
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