docosahexaenoic acid

docosahexaenoic acid
an omega-3-fatty acid found in fish which protects ageing rodent brains from the clumping seen in Alzheimer\'s disease. This chemical is formed in microalgae of the genus Schizochytrium and concentrated up the food chain to fish and other organisms. Chemical name is all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid. May account for the reduction in risk of dementia and stroke in humans as a diet of fish replaces DHA lost in ageing. Also called dervonic acid. Abbreviated as DHA

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • docosahexaenoic acid — noun an omega 3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish) • Hypernyms: ↑omega 3 fatty acid, ↑omega 3 * * * ˌdōkōsəˌheksəˌē¦nōik noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary docosa (as in docosanoic acid) …   Useful english dictionary

  • docosahexaenoic acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary docosanoic acid (a crystalline fatty acid) + hexa + ene + oic an omega 3 fatty acid C22H32O2 found especially in fish of cold waters …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • docosahexaenoic acid — noun An omega 3 fatty acid and essential fatty acid found in fish oils, metabolized to form the docosanoids. Syn: DHA, cervonic acid …   Wiktionary

  • docosahexaenoic acid — n. DHA, essential fatty acid which is important in the development of babies especially concerning their eyes and brain; omega 3 fatty acid found in tuna and bluefish …   English contemporary dictionary

  • docosahexaenoic acid — /dok euh seuh hek seuh i noh ik, dok /, Biochem. See DHA. [see DOCOSANOIC, HEXA ] * * * …   Universalium

  • docosahexaenoic — adjective Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives …   Wiktionary

  • dervonic acid — docosahexaenoic acid …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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