different between docosatriene vs docosanoid

English

docosa- (“22”) +? tri- (“3”) +? -ene (“double-bonded carbon”). From having 22 carbons, with three double-bonded carbon-carbons.

docosatriene (plural docosatrienes)

(biochemistry) A compound containing conjugated triene structures generated from docosahexaenoic acid.

docosa- (“22”) +? -n- +? -oid

docosanoid (plural docosanoids)

(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.

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