EPA ethyl ester is a stabilized ethyl ester form of this ω-3 C20:5 PUFA. EPA competitively inhibits the metabolism of (ω-6) arachidonic acid by cyclooxygenase enzymes,2 suggesting that EPA ethyl ester may also directly modulate the actions of enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism.
Introduction
EPA ethyl ester is a stabilized ethyl ester form of this ω-3 C20:5 PUFA. EPA competitively inhibits the metabolism of (ω-6) arachidonic acid by cyclooxygenase enzymes,2 suggesting that EPA ethyl ester may also directly modulate the actions of enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism.
Functions and Applications
Parameters | Specifications | Results | |
Description | Colorless to light yellow clear liquid, Slight fish odor | Light yellow clear liquid, Slight fish odor | |
Purity(GC) | ≥98.0 % | 98.2% | |
Related fatty acids (GC) | DHA-EE(C22:6) | ≤1.0% | 0.2% |
Total impurities | ≤2.0% | 1.8% | |
Moisture | ≤0.5% | 0.05% | |
Acid Value mgKOH/g | ≤2.0 | 0.15 | |
Peroxide Value meq/kg | ≤10 | 8.6 | |
Anisidine Value | ≤15 | 8.9 | |
Lead (Pb) mg/kg | ≤0.1 | Conforms | |
Arsenic (As) mg/kg | ≤0.1 | Conforms | |
Cadmium (Cd) mg/kg | ≤0.1 | Conforms | |
Mercury (Hg) mg/kg | ≤0.1 | Conforms |
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