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Is omega 3 a specific fatty acid?
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Is eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega 3 or that's just a acid that comes with a omega 3? Same question for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Just want to know are both of those two acid omega 3 despite being different acids.
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Is eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega 3 or that's just a acid that comes with a omega 3? Same question for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
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No, $omega$-3 is an umbrella term, much like "acid". How can they both be called acids, despite being different molecules? Well, just like that.
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Is eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega 3 or that's just a acid that comes with a omega 3? Same question for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
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acid-base fats
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Is eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega 3 or that's just a acid that comes with a omega 3? Same question for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Just want to know are both of those two acid omega 3 despite being different acids.
acid-base fats
acid-base fats
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No, $omega$-3 is an umbrella term, much like "acid". How can they both be called acids, despite being different molecules? Well, just like that.
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No, $omega$-3 is an umbrella term, much like "acid". How can they both be called acids, despite being different molecules? Well, just like that.
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As Ivan Neretin said, there exist a range of ω-3 acids.
Fatty acids are made of a chain of carbon atoms (generally linear), with a carboxylic acid at one end. Usually the carbon atoms are linked with a single-bond, but in unsaturated acids one or more of these are double-bonds.
In order to describe the positioning of these double bonds, the carbon-atoms are numbered, starting either from the carboxylic acid end, also called the α-end, or from the methyl-end (the other end :-) which is called the ω-end. Therefore, an ω-3 acid is a fatty acid with a double-bond from carbon number 3 to 4, counted from the methyl/ω-end.
Fatty acids can have several double-bonds in its chain, making it a polyunsaturated acid. An example is Eicosapentaenoic acid with has 5 double bonds, and is a ω-3,6,9,12,15 acid!
Wikipedia has some very informative articles about both ω-3 acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid and fatty acids in general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid.
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As Ivan Neretin said, there exist a range of ω-3 acids.
Fatty acids are made of a chain of carbon atoms (generally linear), with a carboxylic acid at one end. Usually the carbon atoms are linked with a single-bond, but in unsaturated acids one or more of these are double-bonds.
In order to describe the positioning of these double bonds, the carbon-atoms are numbered, starting either from the carboxylic acid end, also called the α-end, or from the methyl-end (the other end :-) which is called the ω-end. Therefore, an ω-3 acid is a fatty acid with a double-bond from carbon number 3 to 4, counted from the methyl/ω-end.
Fatty acids can have several double-bonds in its chain, making it a polyunsaturated acid. An example is Eicosapentaenoic acid with has 5 double bonds, and is a ω-3,6,9,12,15 acid!
Wikipedia has some very informative articles about both ω-3 acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid and fatty acids in general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid.
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As Ivan Neretin said, there exist a range of ω-3 acids.
Fatty acids are made of a chain of carbon atoms (generally linear), with a carboxylic acid at one end. Usually the carbon atoms are linked with a single-bond, but in unsaturated acids one or more of these are double-bonds.
In order to describe the positioning of these double bonds, the carbon-atoms are numbered, starting either from the carboxylic acid end, also called the α-end, or from the methyl-end (the other end :-) which is called the ω-end. Therefore, an ω-3 acid is a fatty acid with a double-bond from carbon number 3 to 4, counted from the methyl/ω-end.
Fatty acids can have several double-bonds in its chain, making it a polyunsaturated acid. An example is Eicosapentaenoic acid with has 5 double bonds, and is a ω-3,6,9,12,15 acid!
Wikipedia has some very informative articles about both ω-3 acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid and fatty acids in general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid.
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As Ivan Neretin said, there exist a range of ω-3 acids.
Fatty acids are made of a chain of carbon atoms (generally linear), with a carboxylic acid at one end. Usually the carbon atoms are linked with a single-bond, but in unsaturated acids one or more of these are double-bonds.
In order to describe the positioning of these double bonds, the carbon-atoms are numbered, starting either from the carboxylic acid end, also called the α-end, or from the methyl-end (the other end :-) which is called the ω-end. Therefore, an ω-3 acid is a fatty acid with a double-bond from carbon number 3 to 4, counted from the methyl/ω-end.
Fatty acids can have several double-bonds in its chain, making it a polyunsaturated acid. An example is Eicosapentaenoic acid with has 5 double bonds, and is a ω-3,6,9,12,15 acid!
Wikipedia has some very informative articles about both ω-3 acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid and fatty acids in general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid.
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As Ivan Neretin said, there exist a range of ω-3 acids.
Fatty acids are made of a chain of carbon atoms (generally linear), with a carboxylic acid at one end. Usually the carbon atoms are linked with a single-bond, but in unsaturated acids one or more of these are double-bonds.
In order to describe the positioning of these double bonds, the carbon-atoms are numbered, starting either from the carboxylic acid end, also called the α-end, or from the methyl-end (the other end :-) which is called the ω-end. Therefore, an ω-3 acid is a fatty acid with a double-bond from carbon number 3 to 4, counted from the methyl/ω-end.
Fatty acids can have several double-bonds in its chain, making it a polyunsaturated acid. An example is Eicosapentaenoic acid with has 5 double bonds, and is a ω-3,6,9,12,15 acid!
Wikipedia has some very informative articles about both ω-3 acids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid and fatty acids in general https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid.
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