Eicosatrienoic acid
What is Eicosatrienoic acid?
Eicosatrienoic acid (CAS 17046-59-2), also known as Icosatrienoic acid, is a 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acid occurring in certain plant and marine lipid fractions.
Where is Eicosatrienoic acid used?
- Nutritional supplements: reference fatty acid or minor active in omega-profile blends
- Personal care: skin-conditioning emulsions and barrier-repair formulations
- Biotechnology and life sciences: analytical reference standard and cell culture media additive for lipid metabolism research
- Animal nutrition: precision lipid supplements for fatty acid ratios in livestock diets
- It functions as a bioactive lipid ingredient in pharmaceutical formulations.
Commercial specifications
- Neat liquid or dissolved in organic solvent at defined concentrations
- High-purity grades for research and pharmaceutical use
- Small-quantity packaging
Other Names (Synonyms)
Icosatrienoic acid|eicosa-11Z,14Z,17Z-trienoic acid|cis,cis,cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid|C20:3, n-3,6,9 all-cis|all-cis-eicosa-11,14,17-trienoic acid|all-cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid|20:3, n-3,6,9 all-cis|11c,14c,17c-eicosatrienoic acid