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Resolvin vs Docosanoid - What's the difference?

resolvin | docosanoid |

In biochemistry terms the difference between resolvin and docosanoid

is that resolvin is any of various compounds that are made by the human body from the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, believed to reduce cellular inflammation while docosanoid is any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.

resolvin

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia resolvin)
  • (biochemistry) Any of various compounds that are made by the human body from the s eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, believed to reduce cellular inflammation.

    • docosanoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia docosanoid)
  • (biochemistry) Any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.