Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

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• ${\mathrm{\Delta }}^{4,7,10,13,16,19}$

Synthesis

DHA is synthesized in humans using α-linolenic acid (ALA)¹.

References

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Nelson DL, Cox MM, Hoskins AA. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. Macmillan Learning; 2021.