Stable for 1 year as supplied (unopened). After opening, EPA must be stored under inert gas at -80°C. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol should also be stored under inert gas and may be kept at -80°C for up to 2 months.
Important polyunsaturated fatty acid of the marine food chain that serves as a precursor for the prostaglandin-3 and thromboxane-3 families. It differs from arachidonic acid (the eicosatetraenoic acid
that is a precursor for the prostaglandin and thromboxane-2 families) by the extra double bond between the third and fourth carbons from the 鈥渕ethyl end’of the molecule. Antilipemic.