What are the properties of EPA in supplements?

The properties of EPA

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5(n-3). It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid. In chemical structure, EPA is a carboxylic acid with a 20-carbon chain and five cis double bonds; the first double bond is located at the third carbon from the omega end.

Sources of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in diet:

  • Fatty fish and products made from fatty fish.
  • Liver of white fish.
  • Seafood and algae.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid - Description from NCI Thesaurus

 

Eicosapentaenoic Acid - Description from DrugBank

 


The supplements containing EPA

Prenatal Duo, 600 DHA, tabletki, 30 szt. + kapsułki, 60 szt. / (Nutropharma)Prenatal Duo, 600 DHA, tabletki, 30 szt. + kapsułki, 60 szt. / (Nutropharma)

Polish version

Minerals Only for Women Vitamins TBSS ID:
Prenatal Duo, 600 DHA, tabletki, 30 szt. + kapsułki, 60 szt. / (Nutropharma) contains amoung others EPA.

Prenatal Duo, 600 DHA, tabletki, 30 szt. + kapsułki, 60 szt. / (Nutropharma) is available exlusively in Poland.

 

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Prenatal Duo - suplement diety zawierający m.in. kwas foliowy, DHA i EPA, żelazo, jod, do stosowania dla kobiet w ciąży i w okresie laktacji. Produkt przeznaczony od 13. tygodnia ciąży i do końca okresu karmienia piersią.
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Mollers Omega-3 Rybki, żelki, smak owocowy, 36 szt. / (Orkla Care)Mollers Omega-3 Rybki, żelki, smak owocowy, 36 szt. / (Orkla Care)

Polish version

Allergy / Immune Immune TBSS ID:
Mollers Omega-3 Rybki, żelki, smak owocowy, 36 szt. / (Orkla Care) contains amoung others EPA.

Mollers Omega-3 Rybki, żelki, smak owocowy, 36 szt. / (Orkla Care) is available exlusively in Poland.

 

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Mollers Omega-3 Rybki - suplement diety zawierający kwasy omega-3 EPA i DHA oraz witaminę D3. Produkt przeznaczony dla dzieci powyżej 3 roku życia oraz osób dorosłych. smak owocowy.
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Mollers Tran Norweski, aromat owocowy, 250 ml / (Orkla Care S.A.)Mollers Tran Norweski, aromat owocowy, 250 ml / (Orkla Care S.A.)

Polish version

Allergy / Immune Immune TBSS ID:
Mollers Tran Norweski, aromat owocowy, 250 ml / (Orkla Care S.A.) contains amoung others EPA.

Mollers Tran Norweski, aromat owocowy, 250 ml / (Orkla Care S.A.) is available exlusively in Poland.

 

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Moller's Tran Norweski - suplement diety o bardzo wysokiej jakości i czystości tranu z dorsza. Preparat przeznaczony dla dorosłych i dzieci powyżej 3 roku życia. smak owocowy.
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If you know of any other quality supplement that has not been yet classified by us, please contact us and we will gladly consider adding it to our catalogue.


EPA - References & External links

EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)

TBS Ingredient ID (TBSI ID):
Name
EPA
Synonyms:
Timnodonic Acid, Icosapent
Chemical Formula:
C20H30O2
Molecular Formula:
Eicosapentaenoic Acid - Molecular Formula
Classification TypeIdentifier
PubChem CID:
U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubChem)
InChI Key:
International Chemical Identifier hash (InChIKey) computed from chemical structure using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) standard		JAZBEHYOTPTENJ-JLNKQSITSA-N
CAS:
A proprietary registry number assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) division of the American Chemical Society (ACS)		10417-94-4
NIST:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
ChemIDplus:
United States National Library of Medicine - TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network).
ChEBI:
Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) - Dictionary of molecular entities focused on "small" chemical compounds. ChEBI is part of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute.
ECHA:
European Chemicals Agency.
MeSH® ID:
Medical Subject Heading (MeSH)
DSSTox Substance ID:
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ChEMBL:
An open data resource of binding, functional and ADMET bioactivity data (ChEMBL)
DrugBank:
The DrugBank database is a unique bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug data with comprehensive drug target information.
Show: Eicosapentaenoic Acid - description from DrugBank
KEGG:
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)
NCI Thesaurus:
National Cancer Institute - NCI.
Show: Eicosapentaenoic Acid - description from NCI Thesaurus
UNII:
FDA Substance Registration System - Unique Ingredient Identifier

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