 Eicosapentaenoic acid (source code)

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= Eicosapentaenoic acid
{title2=$20{:}5\,n\!\!-3$}

= EPA
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<eicosapentaenoic acid> is a 20-carbon omega-3 fatty acid with five double bonds. Engineering its production requires coordinated desaturation, elongation and lipid-carrier handling.

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