Doconexent
- Generic Name
- Doconexent
- Brand Names
- Animi-3 With Vitamin D, Citranatal Harmony
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C22H32O2
- CAS Number
- 6217-54-5
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- ZAD9OKH9JC
- Background
A mixture of fish oil and primrose oil, doconexent is used as a high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplement. DHA is a 22 carbon chain with 6 cis double bonds with anti-inflammatory effects. It can be biosythesized from alpha-linolenic acid or commercially manufactured from microalgae. It is an omega-3 fatty acid and primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, and retina thus plays an important role in their development and function. The amino-phospholipid DHA is found at a high concentration across several brain subcellular fractions, including nerve terminals, microsomes, synaptic vesicles, and synaptosomal plasma membranes .
- Indication
Used as a high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) oral supplement.
- Associated Conditions
- Fredrickson classification type IV Hyperlipidemia, Fredrickson type IIb hyperlipidemia, Type III hyperlipidaemia
- Associated Therapies
- Nutritional supplementation
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