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Docosahexaenoic Acid
A long-chain omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms and six double bonds: it is a key component of the cell membranes of the brain and retina. We obtain it mainly from oily fish, fish oil and algal oils. This family brings together the active ingredient, labelled standards and other impurities.
Did you know?Its common name, cervonic acid, comes from the Latin cerebrum (brain): it makes up about 60% of the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the retina and about 40% in the brain.
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EDQM standards 1
The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.
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Custom synthesis of impurities, metabolites and labelled compounds, with the same characterisation level.
