Docosatetraenoic acid
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Docosatetraenoic acid designates any straight chain 22:4 fatty acid.
- See essential fatty acid#Nomenclature for nomenclature.
One isomer is of particular interest
- all-cis-7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic acid is an ω-3 fatty acid with the trivial name adrenic acid. This is a naturally occurring polyunsaturated fatty acid formed through a 2-carbon chain elongation of arachidonic acid.
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