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DPA (Docosapentaenoic Acid)

DPA (Docosapentaenoic Acid) structure

Overview​

DPA (docosapentaenoic acid, 22:5 n-3) is the "intermediate" omega-3 fatty acid between EPA and DHA in the metabolic pathway. It plays important roles in vascular health, repair, and immune modulation. While DPA has emerging brain-health roles, it has been less studied than EPA and DHA. DPA can be converted to DHA and serves as an intermediate in the omega-3 metabolic pathway.

Recipes​

No recipes are linked through verified direct-content food relationships. Upstream dietary pathways are shown separately.

Foods​

No verified food-composition relationship is currently recorded; this does not determine scientific admission.

Biological Mechanisms and Implications​

References​

  • DPA (docosapentaenoic acid, 22:5 n-3) is the intermediate between EPA and DHA in the omega-3 metabolic pathway
  • Important in vascular health, repair, and immune modulation
  • Emerging brain-health roles (less studied than EPA and DHA)
  • Found in: beef, lamb, fish, marine oils