Skip to Content
MilliporeSigma
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

E-113

Supelco

cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid

500 μg/mL in ethanol, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

Synonym(s):

EPA, Timnodonic acid

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2CH=CH)5(CH2)3CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
302.45
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1714433
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

concentration

500 μg/mL in ethanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.4977 (lit.)

mp

−54-−53 °C (lit.)

density

0.943 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h3-4,6-7,9-10,12-13,15-16H,2,5,8,11,14,17-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-,13-12-,16-15-

InChI key

JAZBEHYOTPTENJ-JLNKQSITSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Eicosapentaenoic acid (cis-5,8,11,14,17), also known as EPA, is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid. Studies suggests that EPA as well as other fatty acids can serve as biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, and nutritional and metabolic disorders. This certified solution standard is suitable for use as starting material in the preparation of linearity standards, calibrators, or controls in mass spectrometry-based EPA testing applications such as assessment of cardiovascular disease risk and fatty acid deficiency, and detection and quantification of EPA in nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-Lipoxygenase inhibitor; reduces thromboxane A2 production.

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

FlameExclamation mark

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

57.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

14.0 °C - closed cup


Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Customers Also Viewed

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service