RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153919
RefMet nameEPA
Alternative nameFA 20:5(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)
Systematic name5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z-eicosapentaenoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 20:5 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass302.224580 (neutral)
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FormulaC20H30O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1099 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=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-
InChIKeyJAZBEHYOTPTENJ-JLNKQSITSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassUnsaturated FA
Distribution of EPA in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting EPA
External Links
Pubchem CID446284
LIPID MAPSLMFA01030759
ChEBI ID28364
KEGG IDC06428
HMDB IDHMDB0001999
Chemspider ID393682
MetaCyc ID5Z8Z11Z14Z17Z-EICOSAPENTAENOATE
Spectral data for EPA standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving EPA

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R08179 (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-Icosapentaenoyl-CoA + H2O <=> CoA + (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-Icosapentaenoic acid(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosapentaenoyl-CoA hydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing EPA

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01040 Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids 1
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